S3E3 - Stephanie Gordiola - Recruiting software testers

Are you looking for a new job or want to become a more hirable tester? Today I invited my first guest from the team at Abstracta, Stephanie Gordiola. You may recognize her on LinkedIn as the one who spreads the word of new opportunities to work at Abstracta!

"Steph" is a psychologist and English teacher who has been on our team for two years, recruiting, interviewing, and helping to hire software testers from all over, with different levels of experience and areas of expertise. Among other things, she’s helped us to hire 52 testers and counting.

Listen to today's episode if you want an inside look into our software testing recruiting and hiring processes.

Highlights:
- What testers should keep in mind when going through the recruitment process
- The importance of soft skills and how recruiters can assess them
- Allowing for authenticity and how it enriches a company's diversity
- Ways to increase the chances of hiring someone who is a great fit
- Things you should do every day to get better at a foreign language

Go here for the episode transcript and relevant links: https://abstracta.us/blog/podcast/recruiting-software-testers/

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