2. Go to where the developers are
It is one thing to list jobs online, but quite another when you’re able to go meet prospective employees face-to-face. What’s the best place to meet a developer? Open source conferences and meetups are a great place to meet developers who may be looking for work.
Jonathan LaCour, VP of cloud and development for hosting company DreamHost says that he has hired numerous cloud developers from open source communities where the company was already participating and contributing.
“Being a part of those things in an honest way is a great way to attract people to join you on working on those things as well,” LaCour says.
Not already a part of open source communities? Ask around your network, you may be surprised who you already know that can help guide you.
It is one thing to list jobs online, but quite another when you’re able to go meet prospective employees face-to-face. What’s the best place to meet a developer? Open source conferences and meetups are a great place to meet developers who may be looking for work.
Jonathan LaCour, VP of cloud and development for hosting company DreamHost says that he has hired numerous cloud developers from open source communities where the company was already participating and contributing.
“Being a part of those things in an honest way is a great way to attract people to join you on working on those things as well,” LaCour says.
Not already a part of open source communities? Ask around your network, you may be surprised who you already know that can help guide you.
