Fabian Frank - Planning for and hiring the right mix of technical talent

Published: July 19, 2022, 8:45 p.m.

Highlights of my conversation with Fabian:

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  • Hiring the best talent vs a specific seniority level
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  • Hiring \u201cscrappy\u201d technologists
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  • Allowing your senior engineers to grow
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  • Calibrate team mix based on organizational goals
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  • Find a balance as you need to shift your hiring needs (avoid whiplash)
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  • A roadmap update shouldn\u2019t require a complete alteration of the hiring plan
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  • Revisiting interview questions quarterly as you grow your team
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Meet: Fabian Frank is the VP of Engineering at Airkit, a customer experience automation platform. Before Airkit, Fabian worked at Salesforce and Yahoo.

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If you have any questions for Fabian, please feel free to reach out via:

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabianfrank87

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I hope you enjoyed the episode. The best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirbormand (Amir Bormand). Please send me a message if you want me to cover specific topics with future guests.