To bridge the tech talent gap, we first recruit the right folks to our Agility Boot Camp, and then we prepare them with an effective six-week curriculum.
The last step, which is the focus of this article, is to place these well-trained consultants with the appropriate client.
We approach this piece of IT consulting with the mindset of a matchmaker, striving to find the “eHarmony” between clients and consultants by pairing the person with the right skills and personality to the unique assignment.
The Match
Matchmaking is about finding the right fit between a team and the consultant’s own technical skills and personality. If we can place a boot camp graduate with the right team and manager, they will have a successful two-year engagement.
How do we find the right match?
In the final week of boot camp, our consultants sit down to interview with CTO Chris Judd. This is an opportunity to see how much they’ve grown over the course of six weeks. It also serves as a mock interview that prepares them for the real thing with clients. Chris does a ton of coaching and helps consultants to highlight their training and present themselves in the best way possible.
The entire boot camp experience is demanding, from interviewing to get in and participating in six weeks of fast-paced learning to preparing and interviewing for job-site placement.
But it is also extremely rewarding.
From day one, boot camp participants are Manifest employees who get paid to learn. Upon completion, they can land assignments that typically require 3 to 5 years of experience—moving from novice to professional in only six weeks.
The Big Picture
There is a disconnect between what new computer-science professionals know and what organizations need.
Pulling in the right talent at the top of the funnel and adequately training that talent is very important. But we cannot overlook the matchmaking process in solving today’s tech-talent crunch.
Manifest truly understands the real-world needs of clients because we are out there in the field working on projects. What we see there is what we take back to the Agility Boot Camp and to the interviewing process.
There is nothing better than a successful match between a satisfied client and a consultant who is thriving in their role.
Learn more about tech-talent matchmaking and apply to the Agility Boot Camp today.
Thank you for reading the fourth installment of our Bridging the Gap Series: Using the ‘eHarmony’ Process to Place Tech Talent.
Part I: Connecting Talent and Tech
Part II: Why the Tech Talent Gap Persists
Part III: Good Software Engineering Principles
Part IV: How We Develop—and Share—Tech Talent
