Episode 29 | Youssef Tharwat on spotting pitfalls in your hiring process

Head of Engineering, Papershift

In the latest episode of The Live Series Podcast, Heather was joined by Youssef Tharwat, Head of Engineering at Papershift

Youssef brings a wealth of experience to this episode and shares his insight into various hiring processes, how to hire right, structuring your team and being aware of and changing hiring process pitfalls to boost your tech career.

In this episode, the pair discuss:

How to tackle structuring your tech team
Internal promotions and who to prioritise
Common pitfalls in hiring processes
Setting and maintaining standards while hiring
What you should really be focussing on during when interviewing
Being able to truly read how someone will fit onto your team
Mentoring in software engineering
Advice for future tech leaders

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