Celential.ai

11/18/2022

This week the Celential.ai U.S. team had their yearly offsite meeting in Mountain View, CA! It was a productive and entertaining experience where many of our team members met for the first time in person! Here is a quick recap:

🔭 Day 1: We had the pleasure of meeting at the offices of SETI Institute (The search for extraterrestrial intelligence) for a team building and brainstorming session.

It was a fitting place to kick things off because SETI brings together scientists, engineers, and philosophers from all disciplines to work on advancing our knowledge of the universe; while at Celential, we brought together our team from product, engineering, customer success, sales, and marketing to strategize on how to help amazing companies and people find each other.

A huge thanks to the SETI Institute for inspiring us! We capped off the day with an amazing Italian dinner!

🏃‍♀️ Day 2: We started the day with a fun scavenger hunt on the campus of Stanford where some of our team are alumni! We explored the beautiful university grounds, completed various challenges, and learned more about each other's diverse backgrounds.

We then all got together for some delicious Greek food and after that burned those calories through a leisurely walk at Shoreline Park.

It was sad to say goodbye to everyone but we are excited to get back together again next year for another unforgettable offsite!

07/27/2022

Data Science was the last year's fastest-growing tech skill, with an almost 300% rise in popularity year over year.

And this emerging field is still going strong in 2022 — amid news of Big Tech hiring freezes and layoffs, there are still 10,000 Data Scientist positions listed on Glassdoor.

With demand for Data Scientists sizzling hot and a shortage of qualified candidates, traditional methods may not be enough to land one of these coveted specialists.

That’s why we created this guide covering the complete, end-to-end process of finding, evaluating, and hiring a skilled Data Scientist who fits your organization’s needs in 2022.

Besides all our best tips and takeaways, the guide includes practical resume examples, outreach templates, interview questions, and market salary data to help you make a hire.

Data rules the world and the companies that know how to hire a data scientist can control it. Check out these critical sourcing and interview tips.

07/15/2022

Have an interview for a technical role but are short on time? We created this quick cheat sheet to prepare any recruiter for evaluating the most in-demand software engineering roles

Check it out to find all the popular roles, hard and soft skills, and hiring tips for Frontend, Backend, Full-Stack, and DevOps Developers

Technical recruiting requires at least a beginner's understanding of software engineering terms. We got you covered in this technical recruiting cheatsheet

07/08/2022

According to Business Wire, the DevOps market was $7 billion last year and is projected to surpass $26 billion by 2027.

This is because DevOps was created to bridge the gap between software development and IT operations as software has become more advanced and complicated over time. Code no longer runs on physical servers but on virtual machines (which are run by code), so “dev” and “ops” are increasingly one.

If you’re finding it challenging to make this crucial hire, take a number.

Tech is currently facing a shortage of experienced cloud and DevOps engineers, with salaries frequently shooting past the 150k mark (and we thought software engineer salaries were high!)

Despite the increasing importance of DevOps engineers, there’s not a lot of information breaking down exactly how to find and hire them.

That’s why we created this guide with resume samples, key definitions, and a skills checklist to help recruiters and engineering leaders make their critical DevOps hire from the sourcing to offer stage.

The mission to hire a great DevOps Engineer is impossible if you don't know what you are looking for. See our resume samples, skill checklist, and more.

07/01/2022

Find and hire developers for your startup: 7 key questions answered

With the incoming recession, big tech's loss is a startup's gain. Learn how to hire developers for new startups from the sourcing to offer stage.

06/30/2022

A staggering 68% of the 133 CEOs surveyed by CNN Conference Board expect a recession is imminent.

The good news is that just 11% of CEOs anticipate a total economic catastrophe marked by a deep recession. The rest expect a "very short, mild" recession.

Another poll by Chief Executive Group with nearly 300 U.S. CEOs found that 45 percent have put their hiring plans on hold, with 42 percent saying they still plan to add to their headcount over the next 12 months.

If you find yourself in the latter group, you most likely will be conducting your hiring with a recruiting budget utterly different from the start of the year.

Our new article breaks down the tactics companies should implement to still make critical hires in these uncertain times while saving money and adapting to the changing market environment.

It looks like the next 6 months are going to be rough for the recruiting industry. Find out how to reduce your costs if you are still hiring in a recession

06/17/2022

We are on a streak this week! We are following up our Sourcing on Github 2022 guide with some practical tips on how to use Stack Overflow to find top software engineering candidates!

In this guide you will find:

1. How to understand the culture of Stack Overflow as a recruiter (Reddit for programmers?)
2. How to conduct searches for even the most obscure programming languages and find experts
3. How to use Google to find top candidates on Stack Overflow

Check it all out in the article below:

A step-by-step guide for how to source candidates on Stack Overflow in 2022. Learn how to navigate the website and conduct candidate searches with Google.

06/16/2022

When looking for Software Engineers, you can exhaust all of your resources quite quickly before you find any candidates. So why not go directly to the "source"?

Github is often an underutilized site for recruiting tech talent mostly because it can be quite intimidating for any recruiter not well-versed in the world of coding.

We created this guide with key info to help in your search for developers:

1. How to find the profile you are looking for
2. How to evaluate a Github profile for skills and experience match
3. How to create an effective outreach message



Check it out below:

Want to give Github sourcing a shot but are unfamiliar with how to navigate the site and profiles? Here is a step-by-step guide for sourcing on Github.

06/09/2022

Full Stack Engineers are the Holy Grail of developers. They are notoriously hard to find, but once they are discovered they offer any organization immense power and experience.

Interestingly, the recent turmoil in the tech industry presents a tremendous opportunity for recruiters.

They can capitalize on the top talent being jettisoned out from companies that can no longer pay their high salaries.

Check out our new article to learn how to source and hire the elusive Full Stack Developer, written by our Customer Success Manager, Lauren Dixon who personally helps find this role for our customers.

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Having trouble with your full stack recruiting search? Learn how to source a full stack developer and hire the holy grail of developers with this article.

05/27/2022

As we cross the halfway mark into 2022, things cannot be more uncertain.

Rapid inflation and a looming recession plaque the headlines.

Unfortunately, as many companies react to these events many HR departments are the first ones to experience these economic shocks. Their budgets are cut and hiring freezes are put in place.

In other scenarios, engineering hiring goalposts still remain firmly in place even as they reduce Talent Acquisition staff

In our latest article, we address the most pressing challenges facing TA teams and provide solutions to close out the last six months strong.

With rapid inflation and economic uncertainty looming, there are plenty of recruiting challenges in 2022. Here is how to meet your hiring goals in 6 months

05/20/2022

According to Ideal a recruiter spends 23 hours on average reading resumes for every hire they make.

Top Talent reported that recruiters spend 14 hours per week on administrative tasks.

With the tech talent shortage and record inflation putting strain on TA budgets, tech companies need every tool they can get! Yet, only about a quarter of companies have caught on to using AI in recruitment.

Automating the repetitive, manual elements of the recruiting process — whether finding, reaching out to, screening, scheduling, or tracking candidates — will save considerable time and cost.

Recruiters can use that valuable time to focus on making meaningful human connections, engaging, nurturing, and closing many more candidates than they otherwise would.

At a time when there are not remotely enough tech recruiters to fill the demand, companies want to do everything they can to keep their talent acquisition team happy.

Check out this article where we offer 4 solutions to start automating your sourcing efforts:

Want to know how sourcing automation can supercharge your recruiting efforts in 2022? Try these options to save time and costs while boosting your pipeline

05/13/2022

We are excited to welcome Jeffrey Swartwout as https://hubs.li/Q01bcnMF0's Marketing Lead for Growth & Ops! With extensive experience in the recruitment tech space and strong expertise in demand generation and operations, Jeff will no doubt bring our marketing to the next level. Welcome on board!