Computerworld: Hiring Today Demands Employee Referrals & Social Networking
June 1st, 2009 by Tim Allik
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An article in Computerworld today by Patrick Thibodeau highlights an interesting paradox about hiring during the current recession.
Despite the nine percent national unemployment rate, things are a bit brighter here in Massachusetts, and some technology firms (including Waltham-based Black Duck Software, a manager of open source for large-scale enterprises — and a Topaz Partners client) are also growing and even hiring. Black Duck boasts over 600 customers in more than 20 countries, including Intel, Motorola, Samsung, Siemens, SAP and Wachovia. Black Duck currently has five openings.
The Computerworld article points out that due the the current economic climate, companies that are now hiring are so deluged with resumes that the hiring process is actually becoming more challenging for them, not less.
Tammi Pirri, vice president for human resources at Black Duck, says the company is relying more than ever on networking when it comes to identifying candidates who are the best fit for the company.
She says that this includes word-of-mouth and employee referrals, but also outreach using social networks including LinkedIn and Facebook.
Based on Black Duck’s desire to parse out great new talent from a torrent of resumes, the company actually increased the employee referral bonus recently. Talk about a countertrend!
You can read the complete Computerworld article here.
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