Latin America has a massive population of developers, designers, and tech industry specialists. LatAm's expertly trained, highly educated, and multilingual talent pool is an underutilized source for businesses looking to scale. As such, you gain an advantage by evaluating talent few others have even considered.
Access Top Tier Talent
The tech industry is unique when it comes to screening and hiring. Candidates must be a good cultural fit for the company, fluent in specific programming languages, and know how to hit the ground running when hired. Hiring experts with a precise skillset is essential, and LatAm is a veritable treasure trove of experienced coders, product managers, AI trainers, and tech industry specialists.
Our hiring process is more about discovering who candidates are and less about what degrees they have. Not just whether they can solve a problem but how they solve it. At Howdy, we present our candidates with problems that can be solved in multiple ways.
While candidates must reach a solution, how they solve it can reveal a great deal of information about them. Do they take notes before coding or dive straight into brute force? Are their thoughts more organized or chaotic? Uniformity is not the point of our test because we want to see a diversity of thought, inspiration, and practical application in the modern tech sector.
Find the Right Fit
Because LatAm has many tech specialists, you’ll want to make mapping a candidate’s knowledge a best practice — whether they’ve worked on certain types of projects before, what sort of leadership roles they have experience with, and (perhaps most importantly) whether or not they say “I don’t know” when faced with a question on the edge of their knowledge.
When we screen candidates, we do so with intent and hope they will stay with your company for the long haul. That’s why we recommend you talk with your candidates about problem-solving, leadership, and opportunities for growth within the company. The whole hiring process is about showing the candidates how they can be a part of something that makes an impact.
Work Together in The Same Time Zone
Your LatAm new hires won’t just possess the skills and aptitude your company seeks. They’ll also be active during the same time of day as your US office (compared to Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia). Losing time zone synchronicity impacts communication between local and remote teams, leading to delayed project timelines, interdepartmental friction, and higher rates of employee dissatisfaction.
By tapping into the nearshore talent pool, you can help keep project timelines intact without costly communication-based delays and build a solid, cross-border company culture that aids retention.
