IT recruitment websites

Goodreads

When Ben from Beamery released this blog post with a step-by-step guidance on how to effectively search for users on the popular book recommendations site, we explored into how recruiters may find IT talent on Goodreads. We're sure you'll agree that it's not your conventional resource for identifying tech talent, but in fact, it's a hidden treasure for recruiters.

All you have to do is look for books in the IT category (e.g coding, back-end development, design, etc). You can check who has rated a popular book and read all of their reviews from this page.

Based on the information in their book evaluations, you may easily determine how knowledgeable a user is in the topic. Members' social media networks, email addresses, and personal websites are often included on their profiles, which you may use to contact them about potential career prospects.

Github

If you aren't already aware, GitHub is a site where developers keep their code (thus the word 'git,' which is simply an online drive that you can use to save projects you're presently working on or work you want to reference). It functions similarly to Dropbox for developers. All users' code is labeled and may be used by other developers. By clicking here, you may search the full GitHub network.

All developers who submit code to the site must classify it as a programming language, therefore choose one from the dropdown list. When selecting from the list, consider the job you're hiring for as well as the preferred programming language. Remember, this isn't a professional network, and the individuals who use the site aren't necessarily eager to be discovered, so you'll have to apply some common sense. After selecting a language and doing a search, you may filter the results by 'User' and begin exploring profiles. Many people provide an email address in their profile, making it much simpler to contact them. If an email address isn't mentioned, don't panic; we've got a workaround for that as well! All you have to do is follow these three simple steps:

AngelList

You may not have used AngelList for sourcing previously, but it is certainly worth utilizing when looking for computer talent. In principle, AngelList is a website where angel investors may learn about which firms in the realm of technology are looking for angel funding. In fact, it's a platform where everyone who's somebody in technology creates a profile. In reality, some of the start-ups on the site are typically only a few of individuals who have banded together in the hopes of being purchased or recruited by a larger organization. So it's effectively become a recruiting platform in and of itself!

All you have to do is go to the 'People' area of the website and filter by 'Job Title,' 'Location,' 'School,' 'Market,' and 'Company.' You may also include the word 'Skills' in your search. There is no need to utilize Boolean on the site since it is very user-friendly. You may not gain a lot of information from people's individual profiles, but you will nearly always be able to locate the social networks on which they are involved, since they are linked to their profiles.

Stack Overflow 

Stack Overflow is the world's most popular Q&A website for computer professionals, especially programmers and developers. The premise behind Stack Overflow is that if you join, you may use it as a forum to seek answers to technical questions from your peers (or to answer theirs!). The site is also gamified, so users may vote on their favorite questions and answers, and points are granted as a result. So a huge number connected to a username indicates that the individual has a lot of Klout; think of it as a TripAdvisor for IT skill!

If you go to the 'Users' part of the website, you can examine individual users and discover what their top tags are. It may, for example, be 'C,' which is a programming language. As a result, this person has asked and answered a lot of questions regarding this issue. From here, you can create an X-ray search string that gathers others on the web who also have 'C' as their top tag. The results will open in Google, and you can begin to review each profile to determine whether they are a fit for the post you're looking to fill.

 Followerwonk

According to polls, IT talent does not want to be approached on Twitter. And maybe they don't. But it doesn't stop you from discovering them on Twitter and contacting them via another method, does it? Enter Followerwonk, a 'freemium' platform with a slew of free features that recruiters may utilize to find candidates. You may search using terms related to what you believe individuals would have put in their biographies. But keep in mind that users only have 160 characters to play with. So it's something you'll have to think about in order to achieve the desired search results. It is best to keep your search wide (job title plus one or two core skills).

When searching on Followerwonk, the 'OR' operator does not function. It must be substituted with '|' instead. This implies that instead of doing a search like this:

You may also use locations to help limit down your search results. A list of people that meet your criteria will be generated, and you can then begin to examine them one by one.

LinkedIn 

LinkedIn has a poor name for not being a good location to contact prospective tech candidates, but it is a terrific way to locate them when utilized correctly! There is no doubt that LinkedIn has a massive pool of developers, designers, and other professionals. So, what's the trick? Synonyms! Because there are a million and one talents that fit under one category when it comes to computer ability. This is where SourceHub comes in.

Rather of spending hours mapping out synonyms for your LinkedIn searches, you can utilize the SourceHub application to perform all of the heavy lifting for you! The tool will generate frequent synonyms for job titles and abilities and create the Boolean string, so all you have to do is search on LinkedIn and the results should open up a much larger pool of individuals within the industry for you to reach out to!