Hiring is hard. Hiring in tech is often harder because we tend to focus on concrete, measurable skills and often ignore or devalue soft skills since they’re not as easy to evaluate. As the gatekeepers of an operation, many security roles face soft skills challenges that other engineering disciplines do not.

Individuals should attend to learn ways to directly improve the quality of your interview process and the new hires that will become your colleagues. Managers should attend to understand how to better facilitate improvements to your Hiring Pipeline and ensure every hire is a Great Engineer.