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Where and How to Hire PHP Developers: The 2024 Guide

As PHP powers 77% of websites , this programming language is as alive as ever. Its high versatility, long-standing community, and broad compatibility with any type of server make it a default choice for back-end web development projects. With such high demand, it’s no wonder qualified PHP developers are thus hard to find and retain. So, how do you secure a top PHP programmer for your project? Here’s everything you need to know to make a confident hiring decision.

Product Updates

CoderPad February Releases

This month brings new ways to use CoderPad for spreadsheet interviews (perfect for sales, ops, finance or data science roles), more languages and frameworks, new coding games and test proctoring. Read on for more details. CoderPad Interview updates Multifile projects for ten languages! Including Scala By popular request from our customers – we just added Scala to the growing list of languages available as a multi-file project. Scala runs with sbt. Try it out in a Scala sandbox !

Announcements

Spreadsheets in CoderPad Interview

Recruiting candidates for roles in finance, sales, operations, accounting, data, or any others that regularly use spreadsheets? I am excited to announce that you can now use CoderPad to assess your candidates’ spreadsheet skills to see how they concatenate, navigate pivot tables, do a VLOOKUP and more! ‘Traditional’ hiring process – ineffective and a poor candidate experience Until now, there has not been a good way to interview candidates whose success in the role is dependent on how skilled they are in spreadsheets. Traditional spreadsheet-based interviews typically result in a poorly defined process that looks sort of like this:

Getting Hired

Best IT Job Fairs for 2024

Technology job fairs are among the best opportunities to connect and collaborate, providing an environment that brings recruiters and candidates under one roof. Both recruiters and candidates attend these types of events specifically for networking purposes, making them an ideal opportunity to source talent and make new connections. Workshops, challenges, keynote speeches, and even social events and after-parties add to the potential for building relationships.

Interviewing

Why One-Way Video Interviews Don’t Work and What You Should Do Instead

Remote hiring, bigger candidate pools, reduced internal resources… recruiters are looking to rationalize their screening and interviewing processes. Enter the one-way video interview. A one-way video interview allows candidates to respond to interview questions via a video recording platform. Recruiters and hiring managers can review candidates’ answers at their convenience. This method seems like a win-win – employers get to assess candidates without aligning schedules, and candidates get to put their best foot forward without the nerves that come with real-time interactions.

Engineering Management

Bridge Skill Gaps and Hire The Devs Your Team Needs with an Engineering Competency Matrix

Addressing skill gaps is crucial for team productivity and project success. In CoderPad’s 2024 State of Tech Hiring Survey , a key issue highlighted by almost 27% of the developers was their team’s lack of technical knowledge for implementing projects. This challenge often stems from non-existent or outdated skills tracking systems. Understanding and mapping your employees’ technical skills is essential not just for forming efficient teams but also for enhancing overall productivity by complementing skill sets.

Hiring Developers

4 Examples of What Skills-Based Hiring Is Not

It’s January. I’m seeing TA professionals roll up their sleeves, ready to get stuck into 2024 , armed with all sorts of good intentions. I’m seeing them commit to getting to grips with skills-based hiring: understanding what it means for them, how it may influence their hiring habits this year, how they can put it into practice… And while I’m convinced that it’s never been easier to “do” skills-based hiring, and that there are many resources and tools available, I feel like something might be missing. Indeed, I’ve read a lot about what skills-based hiring is… but heard little about what it is not.

Hiring Developers

Most Popular Programming Languages in 2024

Programming technologies are fast evolving to meet modern-day needs. Now, there are a plethora to choose from, covering every aspect of development including websites, apps, games and algorithms. For tech recruiters, HR leaders and hiring managers it can be tough to prioritize the skills to hire in-house (or to source externally). When deciding, it’s worth looking at what’s popular now, what’s likely to become popular in the future, and how emerging technologies might support your business goals.

Announcements

New CoderPad Survey Reveals Shifts in Tech Hiring, Skills, and AI Sentiments

CoderPad has released their seventh annual global State of Tech Hiring Survey , surveying nearly 19,000 software developers and technical recruiters globally, finding that despite signs of a recovering tech job market, developers are less confident in their current roles and ability to find a new role. The survey also looked at biggest challenges facing developers, the impact of AI on developers and hiring, most in-demand skills, and more.

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