Hiring Unicorns: Rethinking Recruiting Strategies to Get Better Outcomes within the Constraints of Government

The constraints of government recruitment processes can feel overwhelming sometimes, which can make the task of hiring great people feel difficult, to say the least. This session will be a discussion about ways to re-engineer the recruiting process and strategy to hire more unicorns, within the constraints of government. The session will include ideas, lessons learned, and recommendations addressing areas like diversity/equity/inclusion, hiring for technical roles, identifying the most important characteristics to hire for, and others.