How to source and shortlist {role_name}

Where can you find qualified {role_name}?

  • Professional network
    • Leverage your professional network and reach out to former colleagues, industry peers, and tech community members to ask for referrals.
  • Educational Institutions:
    • Top Universities with AI and Computer Vision Programs: Look at institutions known for strong AI research programs. Also, consider graduates from AI and ML-focused bootcamps.
    • Online Learning Platforms: Candidates from platforms like Coursera or Udacity, which offer specialized programs in AI and computer vision, often have practical experience.
  • Company Career Pages:
    • Use your company's career page to attract candidates who are already interested in your business and its technology projects.
  • Role-Specific Job Boards:
    • AI Jobs Board (aijobsboard.com): Specialized in roles focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning, including computer vision.
    • Stack Overflow (stackoverflow.com/jobs): A great platform to post job listings and attract developers who have a focus on computer vision.
  • Geography-Specific Job Boards:
    • United States:
      • Indeed (indeed.com): Widely used for finding tech talent across the U.S.
      • AngelList (angel.co): Particularly useful for startups looking for AI and computer vision engineers.
    • India:
      • Naukri (naukri.com): India’s leading job portal for a range of technology roles.
      • Cutshort (cutshort.io): A job board focused on AI and machine learning talent.
    • UAE & KSA:
      • GulfTalent (gulftalent.com): Focuses on the Gulf region and attracts tech talent for industries like healthcare, technology, and smart cities.
      • Bayt (bayt.com): A top job portal in the Middle East for technology-related roles.
    • Remote Positions:
      • We Work Remotely (weworkremotely.com): Ideal for finding candidates for remote computer vision positions.
      • Remote OK (remoteok.io): Focused on remote job opportunities for developers, including AI and computer vision professionals.

What are the best practices for headhunting {role_name}?

  • Personalized Outreach: Tailor your message to each candidate by focusing on their specific skill set and contributions (e.g., mentioning their open-source projects on GitHub or their participation in a Kaggle competition).
  • Highlight Career Growth: Since this is a highly technical and specialized role, emphasizing opportunities for growth, innovation, and access to cutting-edge technology can make the job more attractive.
  • Target AI and Research Conferences: Many top computer vision professionals attend AI conferences (like CVPR or NeurIPS). Connecting with them through these platforms can be effective.

"Find Talent Quickly" – Leverage Headhunting and Referrals

How to shortlist candidates?

Once you have started to get applications from applicants, a thorough screening process and shortlisting of prospects will help you make the most of your time spent with the most qualified ones. 

Automated shortlisting tools :

Automated screening quickly filters out unqualified candidates, saving time for manual review. This allows the manual process to focus on the most promising candidates, ensuring the best ones are considered for further evaluation.

Screening questions to auto-shortlist based on predefined criteria

like qualifications, location, experience, and skills. Either use job board or use an ATS such as whitecarrot. Here are some questions for {role_name}

  • How many years of experience do you have with computer vision algorithms?
    • Less than 1 year (Auto-reject)
    • 1-3 years
    • 3-5 years
    • 5+ years (Preferred)
  • How many years of experience do you have working with Python and OpenCV?
    • No experience (Auto-reject)
    • Less than 1 year
    • 1-3 years
    • 3+ years
  • Are you located within [specified location] or willing to work remotely?
    • Yes
    • No (Auto-reject if location-dependent)
  • Do you have experience developing machine learning models for image classification or object detection?
    • Yes
    • No (Auto-reject)

Skill based question to auto shortlist candidate

Analyze the skill test data to automatically shortlist top-performing applicants. (recommended screening test time - 15 minutes). Here are some skill test questions for {role_name}

Computer Vision Algorithms

Testing knowledge of key computer vision concepts.

  • Question: Which of the following is used for edge detection in images?
    • A) Gaussian Blur
    • B) Sobel Filter (Correct Answer)
    • C) Histogram Equalization
    • D) Image Resizing
  • Question: What is the purpose of the Hough Transform in computer vision?
    • A) Object Detection
    • B) Line Detection (Correct Answer)
    • C) Image Segmentation
    • D) Feature Extraction
  • Question: Which method is commonly used for feature extraction in image processing?
    • A) Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) (Correct Answer)
    • B) Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
    • C) Support Vector Machines (SVM)
    • D) Decision Trees

Machine Learning

Assessing the candidate's understanding of machine learning applications in computer vision.

  • Question: Which machine learning model is most commonly used in computer vision tasks such as image classification?
    • A) Random Forest
    • B) K-Nearest Neighbors
    • C) Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) (Correct Answer)
    • D) Support Vector Machine
  • Question: What is a key advantage of using transfer learning in computer vision?
    • A) Reduces the training time and data required (Correct Answer)
    • B) Increases the model’s accuracy by 100%
    • C) Automatically fine-tunes model parameters
    • D) Provides better visual outputs
  • Question: In object detection, which method is used to generate bounding boxes around objects in an image?
    • A) YOLO (Correct Answer)
    • B) SIFT
    • C) HOG
    • D) RANSAC

Programming (Python, OpenCV)

Testing practical programming knowledge in Python and OpenCV.

  • Question: Which OpenCV function is used to read an image from a file?
    • A) cv2.imread() (Correct Answer)
    • B) cv2.loadimage()
    • C) cv2.read()
    • D) cv2.showimage()
  • Question: What does cv2.Canny() in OpenCV do?
    • A) Detect edges in an image (Correct Answer)
    • B) Resize an image
    • C) Convert an image to grayscale
    • D) Blur an image
  • Question: Which Python library is commonly used alongside OpenCV for numerical operations?
    • A) Pandas
    • B) NumPy (Correct Answer)
    • C) Matplotlib
    • D) Scikit-learn

Note - Auto reject candidates if scores less than 70% in this section

One way video interview

Recruitment Bullet

Use tools like hirevue, whitecarrot.io to ask candidates pre-recorded questions about their experience and skills.

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Use sample question given in scorecard.

Collect other information 

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Collect data from shortlisted candidates, such as salary expectations and visa status.

"Shortlist in Seconds" – Use our CV scoring feature to get top candidate recommendation

Manual candidate profile shortlisting:

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Thoroughly review the CVs of the top scoring candidates from the automated process

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Look for evidence of the required skills, experience, and achievements

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Review the candidate’s portfolio or GitHub repositories to see examples of their work.

Schedule recruiter calls with the candidate

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Use a tool like calendly or whitecarrot to allow candidates to self-schedule calls based on your availability

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Confirm the call details (date, time, dial-in info) with the candidate via email

What questions to ask in the recruiter phone screen?

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 Use scorecard for rating candidates for recruiter

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Sample scorecard : 

Criteria Sample Question Rating (1-5) Comments
Computer Vision Knowledge Explain how you approached the object detection task in the project. [ ]
Machine Learning Expertise Describe your experience with deep learning for image classification. [ ]
Programming Skills How would you optimize the model to reduce inference time? [ ]
Communication Skills How clearly did the candidate explain technical concepts? [ ]
Problem-Solving Ability Did the candidate demonstrate an ability to solve technical problems? [ ]
Cultural Fit Does the candidate align with the team’s values and culture? [ ]
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Check for consistency in responses from the candidates.

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Record such scorecards in an ATS like whitecarrot or use google doc