I read 『小さな会社がITエンジニアの採用で成功する本　自社にピッタリの人材がみつかる』(A Book for Small Companies to Succeed in IT Engineer Recruitment: Finding the Perfect Talent for Your Company) by Kenichiro Yamato, so I’ll share the insights gained from the book.

Background: Unlearning Engineer Recruitment

I wanted to unlearn about engineer recruitment, so I read this book.

Below are quotes and notes from memorable sections.

Chapter 1: Finding Engineers That Fit Your Company

What's excellent for other companies may not be excellent for your company, and vice versa.

→ This says it all.

Chapter 9: How to Properly Evaluate Hired Engineers and Keep Them at Your Company Long-Term

If they're excellent engineers, there's plenty of work available, and it's not difficult to find projects that pay better than now. Yet if engineers value "psychological satisfaction," there are few cases where they'll cheat with other companies just for money. This is because many engineers think it's happier to "earn the necessary amount for living while working enjoyably with a boss they like" rather than "earn tremendously but work with a boss they can't respect."

→ The key is whether we can continue providing an environment where each engineer can be satisfied.

That’s all from the Gemba about wanting to find engineers that fit our company.