This is an event for developers, CTO's, entrepreneurs and in house recruiters to find and discuss the pitfalls and strategy of technical interviews. Expect to see real code and hear hard hitting truths from HR professionals, in house recruiters and CTO's.

Introduction by: Kristian Bright (Head of Talent @ Lost My Name) and Tris Revill (Talent Specialist @ Lyst)

Lightning Talks

Sean Fanning - Head of Talent @ Improbable.io

Talking us through how improbable interview developers, the ins, outs and why’s of their process.

Andy Davis - Freelance Developer

Speaking about his experiences of going through the recruitment process as an interviewee - he wrote a great blog about it here: http://www.nujob.co.uk/blog

Panel

Zeshan Shamsi

Head of Recruitment at Government Digital Service (GDS) and helping the wider Civil Service with a strategic approach to recruitment of digital, data and tech talent. A recruitment leader that has worked on some of the largest and most challenging technical recruitment projects in the UK.

Steve Pole @ Transfer Wise

I lead TransferWise's UK Engineering teams, I was previously CTO of Techlightenment, a bootstrapped startup which sold to Experian in 2011.

Ken Ward @ Winter Court Consulting

Ken Ward runs Winter Court Consulting who provide Internal Recruitment Teams for startups across london.

Follow the discussion for the event accross all social media using the hashtag #DBArecruitment. Don’t be afraid.. is an event ran by DBR (London’s only safe place for in house recruiters) in conjunction with our sponsors.

Thanks to our kind sponsors, this is a free event and the evening will consist of several short talks followed by a panel discussion and will be generously accompanied with a few beverages and a snack.

Workable is recruiting software loved by startups like Citymapper and CarWow. It replaces the clutter of CVs and emails with an all-in-one solution to manage hiring with your team. 

Snap.hr connects companies with Europe's top tech talent. On Snap.hr you can see everything about a developer, from their code snippets to their salary expectations before booking interviews in a single click. 

This event will be hosted at WeWork Moorgate. WeWork is the platform for creators. WeWork provides the space, community and services you need to create your life’s work. To learn more about WeWork's community and memberships in London, send an email to joinuslondon@wework.com.

We expect all attendees to treat each other as they expect to be treated! Please get in touch with one of the organisers immediately, if you feel uncomfortable or believe someone’s behaviour is unacceptable. Organisers decisions are final and indisputable.