“There’s a talent shortage in Canada,” a piece of news reads. The same is happening in the US as well. But it’s not about the talent—it’s about finding the right talent. It’s a competitive world, and finding skilled IT professionals extends beyond resumes and interviews. While resumes, especially when crafted from well-structured resume templates, do showcase qualifications and experience, they don’t always reveal the nuances of technical competency.
Companies, on the other hand, need real-world competencies, regardless of a candidate’s specific specialization. At DevEngine, we understand that true skill lies in practical application. That’s why our commitment to rigorous technical testing stands as a cornerstone of our recruitment process.
Our dedication to quality goes far beyond simply matching skills with requirements. We believe in putting theory into practice and actively evaluating candidates through a comprehensive testing process tailored to each IT discipline—development, cloud architecture, data engineering, and so on. This ensures that the talent pool you consider isn’t just qualified on paper but possesses the practical skills and problem-solving abilities to excel in your specific environment.
A Real-World Approach to Technical Testing
Our testing framework is dynamic and versatile and adapts to the real-world and diverse needs of the IT landscape. We employ a range of methods to assess different skill sets, including:
Portfolio Reviews
Before anything else, we carefully review candidates’ portfolios, assessing the quality and complexity of their past work and providing valuable insights into their practical experience and potential impact on your team.
Live Technical Challenges
For software engineers and QA testers, we tailor coding challenges to check their competency in relevant technologies and frameworks. For cloud architects, it could be designing a secure cloud infrastructure or performing disaster recovery simulations. Similarly, for software engineers and QA testers, simulated real-world scenarios for data engineers might involve data science-related tasks, such as data visualization challenges or building data pipelines.
The technical challenge can also be offered by the client or designed in partnership with the client.
Technical Interviews
Conducted by our industry-experienced specialists and senior engineers, these in-depth technical interviews look into the candidate’s understanding of specific technologies, methodologies, and security best practices. We also pair candidates with our senior engineers for a 360-degree evaluation. This provides valuable insights into their expertise, experience, and critical thinking skills for different IT roles.
Skill-Specific Assessments
We utilize industry-recognized certification exams, hands-on labs, and portfolio reviews to validate specific skills across diverse IT roles, from network management to DevOps automation.
Cultural Fitness
When it comes to hiring LATAM IT talent, it’s not just technical competence that we look into but also the cultural compatibility of candidates. We conduct sessions that assess the candidate’s communication, temperament, teamwork, and problem-solving skills in a creative and dynamic setting. “Are they the right person for this team?” The profile is shortlisted and shared with the client only when the response is ‘yes’ to all the boxes. We call it “IT Staff Augmentation – The DevEngine Way.”
Throughout the testing process, we maintain open communication with you, keeping you informed of the candidate’s performance and progress. We provide detailed feedback reports outlining their strengths, areas for improvement, and how their skills align with your requirements.
The Benefits of Rigorous Testing
Subjecting every candidate to this comprehensive testing process delivers a multitude of benefits, including:
- Reduced risk—you receive a pre-vetted pool of candidates who have already proven their skills. That helps us all, as it minimizes the risk of hiring the wrong person and saving you—and us and the candidate—valuable time and resources.
- Enhanced efficiency—it’s better to interview 10 qualified candidates than 50 not-so-qualified candidates. You save valuable time and resources by focusing on interviewing only the most qualified and job-ready candidates.
- Faster time to value—with pre-assessed skills, you can be confident that your new hires will hit the ground running and contribute effectively from day one, regardless of their specialization.
- Strengthened team dynamics—we do keep teamwork and cultural fitness in mind when vetting candidates. So, going with candidates who align with your team’s technical expertise and cultural fit fosters collaboration and success.
- Peace of mind—you gain the assurance of knowing that your recruitment process is based on a thorough and objective assessment of skills and potential across the entire IT spectrum.
Our commitment to rigorous technical testing isn’t just a promise; it’s a core value that drives everything we do. We believe in delivering tangible results, and our pre-vetted pool of candidates across all IT disciplines is a testament to that commitment. Your satisfaction and success are at the heart of our commitment to excellence.
Partner with DevEngine and experience the difference of a recruitment process that goes beyond promises and delivers exceptional talent backed by the expertise of our seasoned professionals across any IT domain.
Book a call now, and let us get to work—building your team!