Interviewing Thanh Pham, CEO of Saigon Technology, a top offshore software development company in Vietnam, who has 15 years working in the software development industry, in hiring software developers talent.
In our modern era, there is one thing considered undeniable, that is, technology has become popular and plays an important role in almost all large and small businesses around the world. Not only companies with advertising strengths, but also manufacturing or trading businesses in many other fields also need the presence of digital technology during operation. However, there is still the problem of human resources - talented software development human resources, helping businesses to move towards digital transformation effectively and comprehensively.
Specifically, before conducting digital transformation, there will certainly be many businesses worried about options for selecting human resources such as remote outsourcing, recruiting staff on the payroll, or finding a team of professional solution consultants... We have encountered many questions and concerns of customers in this regard. And if you are looking for Developers talent, you definitely need to refer to this article to know what to do when you are not familiar with software technology.
Factors to consider to gain an overview
Some key properties
Firstly, there are some questions that you must make sure that you have mastered the following types of hiring or talents:
Full-time staff
Part time employee or freelancer
Remote team of solution consulting and support 100%
These are considered as three main factors to help you shape the initial desire and support the steps to select service providers, recruit personnel in the future. But no matter what kind of talents you choose, always make sure that the search, recruiting, interviewing steps are adjusted to suit your business size, culture, location... and other elements of the business. According to Career Explorer, no matter what type of employee it is, a talented programmer needs to meet some general requirements as follows:
- Computer science
- Algorithms and data structures
- Information analysis
- How to check the software
- How to handle software errors
- Programming, coding and database
- Software architecture and design
- Communication skills and teamwork
Other factors in terms of job size
Then, you need to consider other factors related to administrative scope, such as:
Understand the importance of the project and why you need to execute the project, otherwise, how your current business will be affected.
Determine the scope of work and related priority tasks, thereby providing a specific timeline and job guideline to easily track progress.
Understand the nature and goals of each different task and whether you need to hire specific engineers for specific objectives
Set a specific budget and don't forget to add a budget that helps prevent it
It sounds full already! But from these concerns, are you confident to proceed with your project? Contact us if you already have a look, or continue reading to understand.
Offshore Developer, that sounds good!
To conduct recruitment of domestic Developer human resources, easy but difficult. Why is it easy? With more than 10 years of experience in this field, I have come across many cases where it is easy to find talent for my company - especially in countries with strong software technology.
As an on-shore developer, you can search for talent through:
Specialized recruitment companies
In these professional hiring companies, of course, they will have a team with solid expertise in screening and finding talent. You can delegate the entire hiring process to them. This will save time and eliminate cumbersome arises, to selectively faster and more accurately.
Recruitment exchange platforms
Since the network resources are endless, why not take advantage of the recruiting platform's services. This is the centralized digital space for such purposes. You can list candidates via recruitment sites; In particular, it is impossible not to mention the outstanding name is Linkedtn, from which to conduct employee search for each specific criterias depending on the needs of your business through detailed filters.
According to Glassdoor, up to 86% of workers use social networking platforms to search for jobs. Hence, an extremely important information platform that I think is ideal for leveraging; That is your company's own websites, fanpage, Instagram, Youtube ... Why not? It is also the place where you often post information, articles, and share to customers near and far. Therefore, your own information platforms are really an ideal recruiting tool.
Then how about Offshore Developer?
It would be great if your company is based in countries with strengths in technology, software. However, not every country has enough human resources for this field, especially in war, poverty, and a high proportion of the aging population ... So, what I'm talking about is, if In the country where your business does not have enough gray matter resources to conduct onshore development, you are required to use another method of recruiting workers, which is offshore development.
In addition, another important factor confirming the position of offshore software development outsourcing is the reasonable and competitive service fee. With abundant human resources, good skills and expertise with extensive knowledge of the world technology industry, countries specializing in outsourcing always have a much more reasonable price.
Countries with abundant human resources in offshore development
At present, it is not difficult to find a country with strengths in software technology human resources. In particular, to meet professional criteria and reasonable fees, we must mention prominent names such as China, India, Vietnam, Poland, Ukraine ... However, depending on the geographical nature of each Countries where rates of software development outsourcing will have a certain difference.
In recent years, Vietnam has been known as a prominent country in the IT industry, especially in the field of software outsourcing. The reason Vietnam can become such a potential and competitive market is due to abundant human resources, highly specialized and "golden" working age. Besides India and China, Vietnam has been leading in the information technology industry in general and outsourcing services in particular, with competitive fees, quality assurance. However, among many outsourcing companies in Vietnam, it is difficult to find a suitable and reliable unit.
About Saigon Technology Solutions
Saigon Technology Solutions is the leading Vietnam-based Agile software development company in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, established in 2012 with the power of more than 170 talented software engineers.
We are consecutively certified among 15 best Agile software outsourcing companies in Vietnam by The Vietnam Software Association in 2019 and 2020.
Our mission is to deliver the best and most cost-effective Agile software development offshoring and outsourcing solutions to customers in areas such as e-finance, e-business, logistic, transportation, healthcare, media and other industries.
An outsourcing team is viewed by many as a cheap alternative that only adds to the challenges of the project.
Considering the advancements in communications tools in recent years and the onset of the information age, is this really a true reflection of an offshore development team today?Myth #1 – There are too many distant communication barriers.With the technology available today, there is simply no excuse for poor communication, if it is an issue it is a reflection of the vendor, client or both parties.
From video calls and instant messaging software to integration tools for task management and code repositories.
It is up to the parties involved to establish a system that satisfies their own set of needs, the tools are available.Many vendors in offshoring hotpots have teams of top software developers that are fluent in English and are supported by an international managerial team.
Daily planning, sprint reviews, and retrospective meetings are all part and parcel of the development process, there is no reason why all this cannot be implemented with your offshore team.Read more: What Makes Custom Software Development Solutions Better Than The Ready-Made Solutions?Myth #2 – It is a sacrifice of product quality.If clear and open communication channels have been established, it is the client that sets the standards that they expect.
What was the life-cycle of the software produced?
Cost savingsA considerable benefit of outsourcing software development is the potential for cost savings.
Reduced labour cost and timeHiring developers with special skills can be done using other companies with access to a large pool of IT professionals.
Instead of paying for the processes of recruitment, selection, training and development of employees, you can directly hire a temporary employee who has already completed these prerequisites.3.
Faster speed to marketIn today’s competitive environment, companies are required to adjust tactics quickly to meet consumer demands.
Hiring an offshore software company allows businesses to be more agile and bring projects faster to their customers.4.
Stay focused on your core activitiesManaging a full in-house development team requires a considerable amount of time and effort.
