The War For Talent: How To Succeed As an Employer or Engineer
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Recruiting claim: a curated auction marketplace called developerauction runs short two‑week events, selects ~12 active candidates, and brings 5–15 offers per developer with full compensation up front. Metrics reported: 1,400 developers processed, $415,000,000 of annual salary offered, average offer $121,000, ~1,000 interviews arranged, and only ~19% of public job posts hire. Business model charges 15% fee and returns 20% of that to developers as signing bonus. The product launches, scales to 500 approved employers, and reports clear hiring throughput improvements.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Developer hiring war
- 1:20Great engineers stay employed
- 3:06Accu-hires and hiring costs
- 5:10Recruiter spam distorts market
- 7:16Developer Auction solution
- 9:40How Developer Auction works
- 11:30Hiring mistakes fast
- 12:54Rails Developer Auction
- 13:14Demo of Auction profile
- 14:57Closing remarks
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