It's an exciting time to be part of the GitLab team. As we continue to grow, our goal is to create and foster a culture of talent acquisition across the company.
Whether you're a hiring manager or an individual contributor, you play an important role in this. Keeping with our mission that everyone can contribute, we want all GitLab team members to feel encouraged and equipped to take part in helping us find great talent and act as ambassadors for the company and our talent brand.
Here are a few key things you can do to become a talent ambassador for GitLab.
Whether they're just interested in GitLab or have already been sourced or interviewed for a role, most candidates have done their homework on their prospective manager and team.
If you're a hiring manager or part of the hiring team, you'll want your LinkedIn profile (and any other sites you use for work, like Twitter) to represent you and GitLab in the best way.
Here are some steps you can take to get started optimizing your profile.
1. Name, photo, and headline
2. Use a banner image
3. Write a summary
It’s an exciting time to be part of the GitLab team. As one of the largest all-remote companies in the world with team members in more than 65 countries, this is a place where you can contribute from almost anywhere. You’ll be part of an ambitious, productive team that embraces a set of shared values in everything we do. As part of GitLab's (YOUR TEAM) team, my role is to (ADD CONTEXT HERE ABOUT YOUR ROLE AND TEAM).
4. Your current role
5. Follow GitLab's company page
6. Add media
LinkedIn's "Rock Your Profile" session for GitLab (held 2020-02-28):
Candidates will do their research in places far beyond our jobs site to find out more about whether GitLab is the right fit for them.
We want to be sure we're telling an authentic story about life at GitLab, and one of the best ways to do that is through our team members.
Once you've reviewed the team member social media policy, you'll find a library of suggested posts to share using our social media advocacy platform, Bambu by Sprout.
There are several important things to keep in mind when sharing your opinions about working at GitLab on social media. Please keep these things in mind as you create public-facing posts:
#LifeAtGitLab
and #AllRemote
as you deem suitable. This will connect your post to a curated feed of content from our team members on GitLab's "life" tab on LinkedIn, and promote our remote culture.#LifeAtGitLab
and #AllRemote
as you deem suitable in your tweets.It’s an exciting time to join @gitlab. We're hiring for a [INSERT ROLE NAME]! [INSERT JOB LINK] #AllRemote #LifeAtGitLab
Interested in joining the world's largest #AllRemote company? @gitlab is hiring a [INSERT ROLE NAME]! [INSERT JOB LINK] #LifeAtGitLab
Do your best work from anywhere. @gitlab is the world's largest #AllRemote company, and we're hiring a [INSERT ROLE NAME]. Interested? Learn more: [INSERT JOB LINK] #LifeAtGitLab
There are a number of platforms and touchpoints where candiates interact with our talent brand or our jobs prior to ever applying or talking with us. Here are a couple of ways you can help tell GitLab's story on these sites.
Know of another site where GitLab should have a talent acquisition or talent brand profile? Send us a message in the #talent-brand
channel on Slack.
One of the best ways to help GitLab grow is by referring talented people in your network.
As you think about who would be a good fit for GitLab, don't limit yourself to only the people you know are actively searching for a job. You never know when someone is ready for their next career journey. We want to hire the best candidate for the role and make sure that person will be a "values add" to GitLab's unique culture.
Here's a fact sheet that can be used as a reference guide as you're having conversations with potential candidates.
Ready to make your first referral? Check out this guide.
If you're a hiring manager or part of a hiring team, you should upgrade your LinkedIn account to a "LinkedIn Recruiter" seat.
LinkedIn's analytics on GitLab show that our hiring managers have a 43% higher inMail acceptance rate than recruiters or sourcers.
With a LinkedIn Recruiter seat, you'll be able to:
Ready to upgrade your account?
Learn more about LinkedIn Recruiter and how to upgrade your account.
Already upgraded your account? Awesome! Check out Step 5, it's time to start sourcing.
Once you've activated your LinkedIn Recruiter licensce and your public profiles are updated, you're ready to start sourcing candidates for your team.
You can use this sourcing guide to learn how we define a sourced candidate, where to start your search, and even what you could consider saying in your outreach.
For additional guidance on using LinkedIn Recruiter for sourcing, check out this training page.
Keep in mind:
#talent-acquisition
channel on Slack.As you share more about life at GitLab and get involved in sourcing candidates, you'll likely start to get more direct outreach from people interested in working here.
If you do not know someone who messages you on social media and you do not have a shared connection in common, then it is up to your discretion if you want to engage with them.
Here's a suggestion for how to respond to these messages, particularly if you don't know the potential candidate. Feel free to make this your own and personalize it based on the specific message or questions you received:
Hi, {NAME}, thank you for your interest in GitLab! It's an exciting time to be part of our team. The best way to share your information with our talent acquisition team is to apply to a relevant role on our careers page. I'd also encourage you to take a look through our company handbook and our Life at GitLab Content Library to learn a bit more about our culture. GitLab is an incredibly unique place to work. Thanks for reaching out, {YOUR NAME}