How to Recruit Purple Squirrels, Pink Unicorns and other Mythical Security Creatures. Or If You Are a Pink Unicorn, How Best to Work with Recruiters

Recruiters and job seekers are at odds in the battle for better candidates and jobs. The are horror stories shared in communities, in blogs and on videos about the recruiter who didn’t know one code from another, or tried to recruit the founder of Ruby on Rails to be an admin. So what do we do? After sharing some of the horror stories from both sides, let’s get down to clear tactics that job seekers and recruiters can use to work together. Hear from security recruiters and jobseekers how they have handled these situations. This session is for anyone looking to find a new job, hire new employees or understand how recruiting is an important part of any company's success. We will be a panel of two great recruiters who "get it" working with security candidates and one security professional who has fun dissecting poor recruiter behavior on Twitter.

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