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January 25, 2022
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How to Find the Right Sage Software Developer for Your Business
Are you looking to hire a seasoned Sage software developer? Wondering what qualities and experience you should be on the lookout for in potential candidates? Ensuring you have the right people on your team is essential to the growth and success of your business. And when it comes to the organization of all the behind-the-scenes tasks (recording transactions, accepting payments, creating and tracking invoices, etc.), Sage software development is a tool that can help put everything in order.
It’s important you hire the right individual. Someone who can do the job well and keep operations flowing smoothly. Different Sage partners have different areas of expertise and may not be an equally good fit for all companies. And that’s why in this article, we will be covering 7 tips for hiring a professional Sage software developer.
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Our team of certified professionals is equipped to provide advanced development and programming for various software applications, from full ERP systems to individual modules. With specialized training and hands-on experience, our experts customize SaaS solutions for Sage X3, Sage Intacct, Sage 100, and Sage 500.
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Choosing Your Sage Software Developer
Follow the steps below to make sure that you’re choosing the right Sage developer or Sage partner for your business.
1. Look for Sage Development Experience The worst thing you can do is hire someone incompetent or incapable of handling the workload. Doing this will cost you a lot of time and money unnecessarily. Be smart, and ensure that they have the proper qualifications to meet the demands of the job. You can uncover the skills and knowledge of your candidates by having a list of requirements: A certain amount of completed projects: Determine the quantity (and quality) of projects you will want potential prospects to have underneath their belt. By having this benchmark in mind, it will be much easier to separate the wheat from the chaff. Satisfied clients: Be sure to ask for references from previous clients of theirs, if possible. If you can speak with people who have hired them before ― and get their testimonials ― you’ll have a much better understanding of their level of Sage development experience. Ongoing projects: Do they have any other projects on the go? This is another sign that will indicate their experience and quality of work. While it may not be an end-all, be-all yardstick ― it does communicate that others find their work valuable.
2. Take Their Skills for a Trial Run Present them with a real-life issue that your business is either dealing with now or has dealt with in the past regarding Sage software development. And then see how they perform. The benefits of this strategy are twofold: First, they are getting an idea of the type of work that’s involved when being a developer at your company. And second, you gain some valuable intel as to whether or not they can handle that work and if they are even a good match.
3. Have Another Staff Member Interview the Prospect Whether you can admit it or not, we are all biased (some of us more than others). It’s nothing to be ashamed of, it’s just human nature. But with this being the case, it would be a good idea to get a second opinion on potential prospects during the interview process. Sometimes people who are more than qualified are a bit nervous when it comes to interviews, and as a result, they don’t make the best first impression. By having a second (or even a third) person interview them, it gives them another chance to put their best foot forward. And you never know, that one candidate who you didn’t think twice about, may very well be the person with the Sage software experience your company needs.
4. Establish Expectations Before Signing the Contract Ensure that you set the expectations early. This way, everyone’s on the same page about what is to be expected of each other. For instance, if you want your Sage software developer to work weekends, but they have a growing family and like to reserve the weekends for them, this will be a point of contention. As a result, this is something that needs to be addressed and settled before moving forward. Setting the expectations in this regard will prevent any of these types of unnecessary issues from occurring.
5. Look Beyond the Resume Just because someone has a fancy resume doesn’t necessarily mean they can do a good job, or that they’re a good fit. This is not to say that resumes are unimportant ― they most certainly are. However, there are many other ways to determine if someone is qualified other than what a piece of paper says. Look beyond the paperwork, ask them questions about their lives or professional experience. Get them to share stories of how they’ve overcome obstacles or surmounted difficulties. You will learn valuable insights about their nature from these unassuming anecdotes. You’ll gain insights such as whether they are a self-starter, do they take initiative, are they problem-solvers, do they work well with others, etc.
6. Inquiry About Their Most Exciting Project It’s important that you hire a Sage software developer who loves what they do. This type of person will bring their best to every project. If you ask them what project has brought them the most joy and excitement, and you get a less than enthusiastic response ― that’s indicative of someone who really doesn’t care about their work. In which case, you may want to think twice about continuing to move forward with their application.
7. Don’t Get Caught up on Inexperience While you certainly want to make sure your Sage software developer knows what he/she is doing, you don’t want to get too hung up on the details when it comes to experience. There are plenty of experienced developers who will do a poor job for a multitude of reasons (bad attitude, ungrateful for the opportunity, etc.). And others may not be as seasoned but are eager to learn. These gems can be just as good (if not, better) than more experienced developers who don’t truly appreciate the job opportunity. Additionally, someone with more experience can sometimes become stuck in their ways, unwilling to grow and learn new things as they feel their experience “entitles” them to continue doing things the same way. Contrast this with someone just starting out. They are excited, eager to learn, and quite malleable and coachable. What they lack in experience they often make up for with enthusiasm.
Conclusion
At the end of the day, hiring the right person really comes down to knowing the exact specifications of the job and being a good judge of character. If you enjoyed this article and would like to learn more about software development, feel free to get in touch with us today with your questions. We’re excited to hear from you.
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We also hold Sage Master Developer Certification for Sage X3, Sage Intacct, and Sage 500. With more than ten years’ experience with Sage, our consultants continually expand their software expertise to provide you with the highest level of support and service.
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