Primarily Context Based is the Tech Leader's Guide to questions with more than one right answer, from the creators of CTO Craft and Skiller Whale. We talk about what needs to be considered when you're tackling tech decision topics like: "should we use Kubernetes?", or management topics like "how do I address diversity in my team?" or process topics like "are daily stand-ups a total waste of time?"
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Primarily Context Based is the Tech Leader's Guide to questions with more than one right answer, from the creators of CTO Craft and Skiller Whale. We talk about what needs to be considered when you're tackling tech decision topics like: "should we use Kubernetes?", or management topics like "how do I address diversity in my team?" or process topics like "are daily stand-ups a total waste of time?"
Ep 27 - Should You Hire The Best Person For The Job? feat. Zoe Cunningham (Director at Softwire)
The Pod Presents: Primarily Context-Based
43 minutes 42 seconds
2 years ago
Ep 27 - Should You Hire The Best Person For The Job? feat. Zoe Cunningham (Director at Softwire)
Zoe Cunningham is one of the first members of the Softwire team, joining as a developer and working her way up to Managing Director level. She was Hywel's first manager (!) and has lots of opinions on tech hiring! Zoe also has a career as an actor, has published three books, recently won an award for her portfolio career.In this episode, Hywel and Zoe discuss what 'best' and 'for the job' really mean in the tech landscape, how they're often interpreted alongside the benefits and pitfalls of different hiring practices.
The Pod Presents: Primarily Context-Based
Primarily Context Based is the Tech Leader's Guide to questions with more than one right answer, from the creators of CTO Craft and Skiller Whale. We talk about what needs to be considered when you're tackling tech decision topics like: "should we use Kubernetes?", or management topics like "how do I address diversity in my team?" or process topics like "are daily stand-ups a total waste of time?"
