Recruiting TECH People is Broken
Small companies burn months, money, and passion trying to hire ambitious Data Scientists and Software Engineers — and fail.
They pour everything into job ads, employer branding, and social recruiting.
What they get in return:
- Long, uncertain waiting periods.
- Huge effort with no results.
- Rising recruiting costs.
- Candidates who aren’t worth their time.
And yet — the demand from ambitious tech people to work in small companies is massive.
I’m a Data Scientist myself.
I see it every day.
My network sees it every day.
The proof is overwhelming.
If the demand is this massive, and small companies are still failing, something else is clearly broken at the core.
The Dead End No One Talks About
When companies get stuck, they seek help. And the same advice shows up like clockwork:
- “Lower your expectations.”
- “To win these A Players is hard. Settle for less.”
- “It is the market.”
- “Maybe you’re just not reaching the right people.”
- “Split the job into two roles.”
- “Highlight your perks.”
- “Be more authentic.”
- “Highlight your perks. Add more personality to your job ad!”
- “Maybe Gen Z just wants more flexibility.”
- “You should try TikTok.”
It’s the same recycled noise every time. Surface-level advice that never addresses the real issue.
And the worst part? It’s not just wrong — it’s actively harmful and points you away from the actual problem.
That is why we started Alpakalent.
Here’s the truth:
There’s one core issue killing your recruiting.
And no one is even aware of it.
Not the “experts.”
Not the LinkedIn gooners.
Not ChatGPT.
Until you solve it, everything you try — job boards, social recruiting, employer branding — is a dead end.
Sounds crazy right?
Here is proof :)
The Problem
Traditional recruiting is not only flooded with billions of job posts.
Which makes it literally impossible to stand out.
But in addition to that more and more data scientists and software engineers that love to work in smaller companies started avoiding these platforms and ignore social recruiting.
On purpose.
They’re tired of the noise.
If you’re a small, ambitious company — even if you’re the perfect fit — using traditional recruiting puts you not only at a massive disadvantage.
It’s a dead end.
That is why no matter what you do. It doesn't matter.
The Challenge with Recruiting Data Scientists
As you can see when it comes to hiring these TECH people, there are countless ways to fail and only a few that matter if you actually want to hire.
Most small companies are burning energy on approaches that will never move the needle.
That’s why the smart ones have adapted.
They’ve ditched traditional recruiting, stopped guessing, and cut through the noise.
Alpakalent's Recruiting Co-Pilot
To navigate these new recruiting uncertainties, they’re using a recruiting copilot—designed and developed by data scientists, built specifically for small companies.
Think of it like Google Maps—but for hiring.
The Co-Pilot gives you the fastest, proven path right now so you consistently hire full-time Data Scientists in 14 days or less.
Every time you need one. Tailored to your company. No guesswork.
No prerequirements. Zero recruiting cost. Zero effort. And you end up hiring ambitious people.
Over 100+ smart small companies from across all kinds of industries are already using it right now — and they will never worry about recruiting or pay a cent ever again.
Andre – Lead Data Scientist @ 30-person B2B SaaS - Germany
“We thought we had recruiting figured out—but it was slow, expensive and unreliable. This system changed everything. We now consistently bring in top-tier Data Scientists in under two weeks, without spending a dime. If you're not doing this, you're wasting more than time and money. You’re missing out on game changing people.”
Data Scientist hired in 12 days – under 60 minutes of effort – 0 recruiting cost.
Patrick – Owner @ 13-person Social Sector Consultancy - Germany
“We’re a small ambitious consulting company and had no employer brand. I wasted months trying everything: ads, job boards, salary bumps—nothing worked. Then I followed the 4 steps. No changes internally. Literally the same job offer. We hired our first data scientist in 14 days. Zero cost. Zero stress. Best decision I’ve made since starting the company. Cannot wait to expand the TECH Team.”
First Data Scientist hired in 14 days – 0 cost – no changes.
Marcel – Solo Founder @ 1-person Indie Project - Netherlands
“I needed someone smart, driven, and early-stage-minded—not another code monkey. Within 9 days, I found someone who feels like a co-founder. No branding. No pitch deck. Just converts great people with no effort”
Hired in 9 days – 30 minutes effort – no cost - no changes needed.
Susanne – Director @ 15-person Marketing Agency - Germany
“Hiring a second Data Scientist was a mess. Long waiting periods, huge effort, bad fits. With this system, that completely disappeared. No job offer changes. No fancy branding. No nonsense. We hired another Data Scientist in 11 days with this who’s technical, driven, and aligned with how we work. And we also used this system again for another TECH position.”
Hired in 11 days – 0 recruiting cost – no changes.
In 60 minutes you create and launch the perfect recruiting strategy.
The Co-Pilot evolves automatically as trends change, so you’ll always have an instant reliable way to recruit great Data Scientists. Never a dead end.
You just plug it into your system and it consistently delivers ambitious Data Scientists into your pipeline in 14 days — every time you want to hire.
Want to Know How It Works?
See why and how these small companies are hiring better Data Scientists — fast, no effort, without spending a cent on recruiting. With no prerequirements needed.
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