EP 25: Breaking down the nuances of hiring engineering talent w/ Mats Andersson

Mats Andersson, Talent Acquisition, People person and Project Manager at Uplift Agency and the Executive Director at The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco & Silicon Valley, joins host James Mackey to discuss the current market conditions for hiring tech and engineering talent, finding tech talent from bootcamps, the nuances of multicultural organizations, and more!

Episode Chapters

00:25 Who is Mats Andersson?

01:55 Current market conditions for hiring tech and engineering talent

03:01 Geographical breakdown of engineering talent

04:25 Finding tech talent from bootcamps

07:15 Providing the right training, enablement, and support to new hires

10:50 Trends in what engineers are looking for

14:04 The challenges with hiring engineering managers

17:45 Thoughts on building international teams

22:40 Nuances of multicultural organizations

28:15 Prague

31:50 Wrap up

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Chapters

• 1:37 Who is Mats Andersson?
• 3:07 Current market conditions for hiring tech and engineering talent
• 4:13 Geographical breakdown of engineering talent
• 5:37 Finding tech talent from bootcamps
• 8:27 Providing the right training, enablement, and support to new hires
• 12:02 Trends in what engineers are looking for
• 15:16 The challenges with hiring engineering managers
• 18:57 Thoughts on building international teams
• 23:52 Nuances of multicultural organizations
• 29:27 Prague
• 33:02 Wrap up