Tech Recruiter Explains What Actually Gets Candidates Hired

Get placed with my team: https://delosstaffing.com?utm_source=... How to get hired in tech has almost nothing to do with how qualified you are. It comes down to five checkpoints most candidates never even know exist This is built from my 18 years inside tech recruiting, plus a principal recruiter who spent ten years hiring engineers at Amazon Most people don't get rejected because they weren't qualified. They lose at a step they couldn't see, and nobody ever tells them why Checkpoint one is the resume screen, where referrals get looked at before everything else and one referral beats 100 cold applications. Mirror the job description in your resume and never mass apply with AI The recruiter screen is next, and it kills qualified people over one thing, salary. Your number gets checked against a comp range approved before the job was ever posted, so come in with a researched range Then the interview loop, where strong candidates almost never fail the technical part. They fail the behavioral questions on ownership and judgment, or they sound scripted to all five interviewers The debrief happens in a room you never enter. A bar raiser pulled from outside the team can kill the whole hire, because a pile of weak yeses still adds up to a no The offer stage is where people relax and lose. You move fast, you negotiate the sign on bonus instead of the base, and you never lie because background checks catch it After 18 years on the inside, this is what it actually takes to get hired in tech CHAPTERS: 00:00: How to Actually Get Hired in Tech 01:02: Checkpoint 1 - The Resume Screen 03:48: Checkpoint 2 - The Recruiter Screen 05:14: Checkpoint 3 - The Interview Loop 07:51: Checkpoint 4 - The Debrief and Bar Raiser 09:41: Checkpoint 5 - The Offer Stage 11:34: Why Good Candidates Still Get Rejected What this video covers: how to actually get hired in tech, tech recruiter expert explains the hiring process, tech hiring process, resume screen, recruiter screen, salary negotiation, behavioral interview questions, ownership and judgment, the interview loop, amazon bar raiser, sign on bonus negotiation, job referrals, tech jobs