How to Hire Magento Developers in the US?
If you are reading this, chances are high that you either need to hire an experienced Magento developer or help his/her team grow. Great! Hiring talented individuals is difficult and time-consuming, but can be easily simplified if done right.
The first step one company I worked with took when hiring developers was posting a job description on Craigslist. This certainly doesn’t work out too well, because this will end up in receiving applications from unqualified people for sure.
If your business operates globally it’s way easier to post jobs on international places like Elance, Guru or oDesk where Magento freelancers reside in great numbers all around the world (for example in India, Philippines etc.). But even these sites have their pitfalls: You will receive many applications, but you will still need to filter them. Hirers often face the challenge of filtering between Magento developers, SEOs and Web designers with no experience in web development whatsoever.
To save you some time let me share my insights on how to filter out unqualified people, what questions to ask before hiring someone and how to find the best potential candidate for your needs.
It can be very challenging at first glance especially if your business operates globally (for example it is based in USA while H1B visa candidates are most likely living in India). Many good candidates don’t speak or write English fluently (or any language for that matter) which makes communication difficult. The majority of Hirers has issues sorting out between Magento developers, SEOs and Web designers with no experience in web development whatsoever.
To save Hirers some time let me share my insights on how to filter out unqualified people, what questions to ask before hiring someone and how to find the best potential candidate for your needs.
No H1B visa candidates will be able to speak fluent English (or any language) which makes communication difficult. H1B visa holders are also typically not allowed to earn money by working with US companies outside of H1B sponsorship so it is almost impossible for H1B visa holders to work remotely without being paid under the table. This article will focus on employees residing in the United States or elsewhere who are willing to be employed by your company.
The first step to Hire Magento developers for your needs is creating a well-defined job description. This will help you to quickly weed out unqualified resumes. When listing the requirements, make sure to include:
– Knowledge of Magento and its features
– Experience with different versions of Magento
– Experience developing custom themes and extensions
– Experience with MVC frameworks (like Zend Framework) and object-oriented programming
– Strong understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
– Ability to write clean, well-documented code
– Good communication skills
It’s also important to mention that the ideal candidate should be able to work independently as well as part of a team.
The next step is Hirers posting job description on international places like Elance, Guru or oDesk where Magento freelancers reside in great numbers all around the world (for example in India, Philippines etc.). H1B visa holders are also typically not allowed to earn money by working with US companies outside of H1B sponsorship so it is almost impossible for H1B visa holders to work remotely without being paid under the table.
To save Hirers some time let me share my insights on how to filter out unqualified people, what questions to ask before hiring someone and how to find the best potential candidate for your needs.
