Talk at the WeAreDevelopers HR Leaders Summit

Beyond the Numbers: Engineering Recruiting Excellence Through Quality, Data, and Team Empowerment (en)

On July 11, 2025, Christian had the honor to give a talk at the WeAreDevelopers HR Leaders Summit in front of an audience of international HR and TA Leaders and Experts.

He spoke about a topic that is most dear to him - getting the fundamentals right and consequently aligning recruiting to pay into the business goals.


Here's what you can expect from the talk:
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In recruiting, more does not equal better!

It’s quite the opposite: A massive amount of candidates in the funnel is not needed to fill a single role and actually can impede successful recruiting. When you tie up capacity of the interviewing team (recruiters, interviewers & hiring managers), they can’t focus on the actual task: quickly identifying and hiring the right person.
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The presentation will highlight the three major pillars that sustainably improve recruiting success:

- A well-structured recruiting process
- A focus on the right key figures - thought from end to start
- A well-trained recruiting team

Quality instead of quantity, data-driven recruiting and a strong recruiting team are the basis for successful recruiting. It does not depend on the number of applications, but on a well thought-out approach.