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Step 1) Hack, Step 2) ?, Step 3) Profit By Bradley Herman Hired's mission is to get everyone a job they love. As a transparent marketplace, Hired connects companies and engineers using technology and a personal touch. Initially a weekend hack project, it's grown to help thousands find their dream jobs/teams in 16 cities in 6 countries. From that origin, Hired has regularly focused efforts in hackathons, which have spurred much of the company's innovation. Hiten & Brad will talk about their culture of empowerment, creativity, and trust and highlight several core features that have grown from small experiments to foundational parts of the experience. Help us caption & translate this video! http://amara.org/v/JYRR/
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In his talk at RailsConf 2016, Bradley Herman discusses the innovative culture at Hired, emphasizing the company's unique approach to empowerment and creativity among engineers. The key theme of the talk revolves around the ways Hired fosters a productive and engaging work environment through practices like hackathons that encourage experimentation and collaboration among teams. Key Points: - **Hired's Background**: Initially a weekend project, Hired has transformed into a leading tech company that helps connect job seekers with employers in 16 cities across six countries. - **Company Culture**: Herman highlights Hired's culture of trust and empowerment, which allows engineers to explore their creative ideas and develop solutions without the constraints of traditional product management processes. - **Hackathons**: At Hired, hackathons have evolved into an integral part of the company’s innovation strategy. Unlike typical corporate hackathons, Hired’s format enables engineers to dedicate entire weeks to work on any project they choose, fostering ownership and rapid development. - **Agile Development**: Hired operates with an agile development approach, balancing short-term innovation with long-term systemic improvements. This methodology allows for quick iterations and responses to user needs. - **Data-Informed Decisions**: The transition from data-driven to data-informed product development helps ensure that engineering teams can build innovative features while a dedicated data science team measures outcomes without slowing down the development cycle. - **Case Studies and Examples**: Herman provides several examples of significant features born from hack weeks, including enhanced search functionality using Elasticsearch, improvements in their chat ops system, and the implementation of a bias removal feature aimed at enhancing hiring fairness. He also cites the successful redesign of employer pages following user feedback. - **Collaboration Initiatives**: Hired hosts Mega Week and Pairing with the Stars events, fostering collaboration across engineering and business teams, which has led to a stronger culture of mutual understanding and innovation. Conclusions: - Creativity and innovation are crucial for growth in tech companies, and allowing teams the freedom to experiment is foundational to Hired's success. - The importance of interdepartmental collaboration is underscored, demonstrating the value of operational empathy as companies scale. - Herman's insights offer a roadmap for other organizations to create a culture of innovation, emphasizing the need for trust, collaboration, and structured opportunities for creative exploration.
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