Candidates believe that many IT recruiters don't even bother to read their Linkedin profile before sending them an InMail... They say they don't always receive feedback...Or they don't trust HR people's abilities to decide if a candidate is fit for a certain role.  

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Hiring managers, on the other side, are asking for faster, better and more recruitment processes.

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Many recruiters are learning by doing, many times on the go. As an IT recruiter, you keep learning with every new vacancy that you work to cover. You never stop having those "aha" moments whenever a new piece is adding to the puzzle. Your colleagues, candidates and Google are probably your best trainers in uncovering the secrets of IT recruitment.

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At least they used to be. Until now.

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During the 16 hours of training in Talk Tech to Me, we push the gas pedal and build an environment in which you'll learn as much as for one year on the job. We arrange together the pieces of a huge puzzle (the IT ecosystem for which we recruit), as we've uncovered it ourselves during the 25 years of combined experience in HR.

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You won't learn programming or server administration. Far from us! There are others who are much better at it. Talk Tech to Me is (probably) the only training program in Romania that equips a Tech Recruiter with the skills and tools to search, filter and speak to tech candidates in an effective and memorable way.

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Objectives of the Program​

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Upon completing the Talk Tech to Me program, you will:

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• Have gained a complete and clear picture of the IT world, from infrastructure to software development, from technologies to roles, with all their intricacies and dependencies. This will serve as a solid layer on which you will continue to add, in time, more concepts and technologies.

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• Be able to screen effectively the CV's you receive or the profiles you analyze while doing direct search. 

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• Gain access to a toolbox that you can use on a daily basis for your technical sourcing, reaching out to passive candidates.

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• Have a stronger impact in your written (job ads, hooks and messages) and your verbal interactions with the tech candidates.

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• Grow more confident making informed decisions related to the recruitment processes that you manage.

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Curricula

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Talk Tech to Me walks you through 16 hours of traning - split in 5 modules (3 hrs each) and 1 hour of individual follow-up and coaching.

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Session 1 (3h) – Overview of the IT ecosystem. Zoom-in on Infrastructure and associated roles.

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Session 2 (3h) – Software development (I). Process and methodologies in software development (Agile / Waterfall). Concepts in application design and architecture. Engineering culture. Programming languages, frameworks, libraries and tools - zoom-in on Java, C#/.Net, Javascript and PHP (and listing of the others).

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Session 3 (3h) – Software development (II) – Roles explained – how they work, what challenges they struggle with, what makes a fit vs a non-fit candidate for your role. Developers, DevOps, QA, Business Analysts, Project Managers. Leaders & Architects.

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Session 4 (3h) – Tech Sourcing (I). Writing a compelling job ad. The job intake. Sourcing channels. Boolean operators. Linkedin search. X-Ray search. Practice.

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Session 5 (3h) – Tech Sourcing (II). GitHub, StackOverflow, Social Media, other niche and specialized platforms. Practice. Overview and conclusions.

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Follow-up & coaching (1h) – Flexible, as needed by each participant.

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Calendar

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All 6 sessions will be held online, in real time, as per the schedule below:

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Session 1 (3h) – Overview & Infrastructure – Wed 14/10  09.30 – 12.30

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Session 2 (3h) – Software development (I) – Fri 16/10  09.30 – 12.30

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Session 3 (3h) – Software development (II) – Wed 21/10  09.30 – 12.30

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Session 4 (3h) – Tech Sourcing (I) – Fri 23/10  09.30 – 12.30

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Session 5 (3h) – Tech Sourcing (II) – Wed 28/10  09.30 – 12.30

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Follow-up (1h) – Within the 30 days upon completion of the program.

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*The slots can be modified only if all participants agree.

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About the trainers​

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We are Madalina and Bogdan Dragoescu, partners in business and in life - we've been working in HR and recruitment for the last 15 years, in a mix of professional and social experiences that have shaped who we are today.

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In 2016 we've established Itworx, our own IT recruitment agency - we partner with tech companies and candidates for any role in the technology realm.

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We've worked as part of the HR teams of multinational or local companies in Telecom, IT and Insurance and we understand the need to raise the bar on quality of recruitment and bring in talents to sustain the business strategy.

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We've spent many years in recruitment agencies, on small and big projects, permanent or temp recruitment, for local or international customers, holding specialist or management roles. We've been into recruitment, recruitment marketing, business development and operations management, delivering excellence to our customers.

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We've been part of software implementation teams and have worked alongside IT teams to drive the HR digital agenda.

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We're passionate about technology and sourcing. We keep investing in our continuous development, we learn the programming ABCs, we talk with the experts, we're connected into the global tech sourcing communities, we follow the trends and keep testing new tools.

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Talk Tech to Me is the first course we put in front of the tech recruiters from Romania.

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Participants​

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We want to create a powerful leaning experience, hence we've limited the number of participants to 15.

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The 16 hours of training will walk you through a great deal of concepts and technologies, getting quite intense at times. We've listed a few eligibility criteria to allow all participants to achieve their learning goals:

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- Eglish - at least intermediate level

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- Previous experience as a recruiter (in a recruitment department, agency or as a freelance recruiter anywhere in Romania). Ideally you have already faced the challenges of IT recruitment. Alternatively, you are passionate about technology and want to step into the IT recruitment.

 

- Romanian speaker (the course will be held in Romanian)

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If you have a gap on any of the criteria above but want to take up such a program, don't hesitate to send us a note. If we have multiple similar requests, we'll organize a more customized session in the future.

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Tariffs​

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The price of the program (15 hours of learning and 1 hour of individual follow up and coaching) is 1.400 RON.

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* For registration and payment before 1st October we offer a 15% Early Bird discount

* For groups of min. 3 participants from the same company we offer a 15% discount

(discounts are not cumulative)

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Registrations will follow the "first come/first served" principle, but the seat is guaranteed only after the payment is effected.

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Payment is due before 7th of October at the latest.

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One out of the 15 seats will be offered by us to a recruiter whose job has been affected by the pandemics. This is our way of supporting someone in the recruitment community to ease up their way back into employment (the below conditions for participation will apply). Send us a few lines (madalina.dragoescu@itworx.ro) before the 21st of October with your story and your motivation for the program - we'll select the one who will get this first complimentary participation.

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If you're interested to schedule a custom session for your recruitment team, leave us a line at bogdan.dragoescu@itworx.ro to discuss the options.

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