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  • Juicebox (PeopleGPT): AI in recruiting

    Juicebox (PeopleGPT): AI in recruiting

    In our category "HR Tech in US" we present HR tech companies from the USA and what the European HR world can learn from them.in this interview, I spoke with David Paffenholz. He is Founder of Juicebox, a company that offers an AI solution for recruiting. David, you developed PeopleGPT with Juicebox to bring artificial intelligence (AI)...

  • Tech recruiting: The guide for hiring managers (2024)

    Tech recruiting: The guide for hiring managers (2024)

    Are you a hiring manager looking for new employees for your team and are now expected to work with your recruiter? You don't really know what to expect or what is expected of you? Then read this article. Candidate persona: Who are you looking for? First things first: At the beginning, you need to realize...

  • Paidwell: simplify employee compensation

    Paidwell: simplify employee compensation

    In our category "HR Tech in US" we present HR tech companies from the USA and what the European HR world can learn from them.in this interview, I spoke with Nathan Young. He is Founder of Paidwell, a company that simplifies employee compensation. Nathan, you founded Paidwell, a company that aims to simplify employee compensation. How does...

  • AccuChain: Validation of resumes and more

    AccuChain: Validation of resumes and more

    In our category "HR Tech in US" we present HR tech companies from the USA and what the European HR world can learn from them.In this interview, I spoke with Maura Sparks. She is Co-Founder of AccuChain, a company that validates resumes, ensuring that written content is accurate and AI free. Maura, at AccuChain you developed Validator,...

  • Freelance recruiting: More success with your own website

    Freelance recruiting: More success with your own website

    If you want to take your freelance recruiting business to the next level, you should work on your findability and visibility. An effective way to do this is with your own website. Alongside your LinkedIn profile, it forms your digital presence. In this article, we look at what you should pay attention to. Your own website: What do you need it for? A...

  • Tech Stack: The Key to Successful Tech Recruiting (2023)

    Tech Stack: The Key to Successful Tech Recruiting (2023)

    If you want to be successful in tech recruiting, there's only one thing you need to understand: the tech stack. The world of technologies and their combinations is the key to successful tech recruiting. What that means exactly and what you need to consider as a tech recruiter is clarified in this article. Definition: What is a tech stack? A tech...

  • Underdog.io: Matching tech companies and talent

    Underdog.io: Matching tech companies and talent

    In our new category "HR Tech in US" we present HR tech companies from the USA and what the European HR world can learn from them.In this interview, I spoke with Joshua Goldstein. He is Co-Founder of Underdog.io, a company that brings tech companies and talent together. Joshua, you founded Underdog.io, a company that brings...

  • Recruiting 2.0: How to use SEO to improve your job ads

    Recruiting 2.0: How to use SEO to improve your job ads

    You want to make your job ads fit for Google and Co. so that they can be found better? Then this article is the right one for you. Here you will find everything you need, including an assessment of what is feasible and what is not. What is SEO? Search Engine Optimization (SEO) aims to increase the visibility of websites, blogs and other...

  • Active Sourcing and Employer Branding: The Key to Successful Talent Acquisition

    Active Sourcing and Employer Branding: The Key to Successful Talent Acquisition

    According to the Institute for Employment Research, Germany will have a shortage of more than seven million skilled workers by 2035. To counter this, it is important to present oneself as an attractive employer and to break new ground. After all, in today's highly competitive working world, it is vital for companies to attract highly qualified specialists. Two concepts play a role here ...

  • Tech salaries: analysis of the Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2023

    Tech salaries: analysis of the Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2023

    The 13th edition of the Stackoverflow Developer Survey is out. 90,000 software developers worldwide participated in the study this year. Of particular interest from a recruiting perspective: salary data. How have the salaries for backend developers, DevOps engineers and others developed? You can find an overview in this article. What is Stack Overflow? Stack Overflow is a platform for software developers on which ...

  • AI in recruiting: How is your job changing?

    AI in recruiting: How is your job changing?

    No matter where you look, whether it's on TV, on LinkedIn, in the newspaper, everywhere you look people are talking about AI and how it's going to change everything. But how realistic is that really? Where is AI already finding its way into our everyday jobs today? And how will your recruiting job change as AI takes over more and more tasks? That's the subject of this article.

  • How to calculate my hourly rate as a freelance recruiter

    How to calculate my hourly rate as a freelance recruiter

    When you become self-employed and start your first job as a freelance recruiter, the question arises as to what hourly rate you can charge. However, you can't start from what you have earned as an employee so far. The financial situation as a freelancer is different. In this article, we'll explain exactly what this looks like and what hourly rate you should charge. (Please note that examples and links are designed for Germany. In other countries, the information given here may vary.)

  • The 10 best shortcuts for your (tech) recruiting

    The 10 best shortcuts for your (tech) recruiting

    Shortcuts - a topic that can be both very boring and very exciting. After all, once you get into the habit of using them, you'll work much faster, more comfortably and more efficiently. For those of you who are tired of right-clicking your mouse button to get through your workday, we have a solution in this article. Your (tech) recruiting routine will be ...

  • What does an embedded developer do?

    What does an embedded developer do?

    Embedded - a term that many have heard in connection with software development. But what does it actually mean? What does an embedded developer do and what does he work with? And how does a good embedded developer distinguish himself? We will answer these questions in this article. Definition: What is an embedded developer? An embedded developer (or embedded engineer or embedded systems engineer) develops ...

  • How to optimize your tech recruiting in 2024

    How to optimize your tech recruiting in 2024

    Looking for software developers and other IT talent? You're not alone. There are currently 137,000 unfilled IT positions. So your target group can choose where they want to work. So it's high time to optimize your tech recruiting and make yourself even more attractive to your target group. Definition: What is tech recruiting? Tech recruiting is the recruitment and hiring of software developers and ...

  • What does a backend developer do?

    What does a backend developer do?

    Backend - a term that many have heard in connection with software development. But what does it actually mean? What does a backend developer do and what does he work with? And how does a good backend developer distinguish himself? We will answer these questions in this article. Definition: What is a backend developer? The backend developer (or backend developer or backend engineer) develops ...

  • Google Sourcing: Active Sourcing simply free of charge

    Google Sourcing: Active Sourcing simply free of charge

    You don't find any talents despite LinkedIn-Recruiter-Lite and want to enlarge your pool? Or you start as a freelance recruiter and don't want to spend thousands of euros on recruiting tools? Then the following article has a solution for you: Google Sourcing. Because the free Google search can also be used for active sourcing, if you know how. And how to do that, ...

  • Freelance recruiting: Sales as an introvert

    Freelance recruiting: Sales as an introvert

    We all do it every day. Whether at work or in our private lives. No matter who we meet. We sell ourselves and "buy" others by evaluating them for us. One person is a better fit for us and our needs, the other a worse fit. Everyone has something to offer and presents themselves accordingly in the best possible way. Whether privately, for example in dating, or...

  • What does a frontend developer do?

    What does a frontend developer do?

    Frontend - a term that many have heard in connection with software development. But what does it actually mean? What does a frontend developer do and what does he work with? And how does a good frontend developer distinguish himself? We will answer these questions in this article. Definition: What is a frontend developer? A frontend developer (or also frontend developer or frontend engineer) develops ...

  • Active Sourcing: Everything you need to know

    Active Sourcing: Everything you need to know

    What is Active Sourcing? Active sourcing is the identification and proactive approach of promising talent to fill advertised positions. In contrast to advertisements on job boards and other passive recruiting channels, where applicants approach the company, in active sourcing the company itself actively approaches potential applicants. The job description of active sourcing has...

  • The future of software development: Where is the journey heading?

    The future of software development: Where is the journey heading?

    On May 12, 1941, Konrad Zuse presented the Z3 in Berlin as the world's first computer. The Internet, then called Arpanet (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), has been picking up speed since 1969. In 1994, the first search engines were launched with Yahoo and Lycos. In 2004, social networks such as Facebook and XING appeared on the market. And since the...

  • Become a freelance recruiter: Everything you need to know now

    Become a freelance recruiter: Everything you need to know now

    30 degrees, sun, beach, feet in the sand. The umbrella provides shade, nature sounds in the ears. Waves, birds, wind. Sounds like a vacation, but it could also be work. You would have to be a freelancer. Work, no matter how and where. You want that too? Then read here how you can soon get started as a freelance recruiter. What is a ...