Ilya’s Brotzky has a global mindset. A Canadian national, Brotzky was born in Israel to Russian parents, and after graduating from college in the US landed in Brazil, where the local tech talent pool surprised him. He went on to found VanHack, an HR startup, in 2014 to help companies meet tech talent around the globe, and as of this recording, there are more than 200,000 high-qualified tech professionals on the platform. Ilya joined Louis from his office in Vancouver to discuss the state of the industry at a moment of massive global change. 

Highlights include:

– A survey of global tech, including growing talent bases throughout Africa and South America

-The complicated US VISA process and how it differs from Canada’s

– What international hires are generally looking for in a country 

– Shifts in global hiring and the ramification of COVID-19 on the industry — including the uptick in remote work   

[Guest / Host bios] 

Guest: Ilya Brotzky is the CEO and Co-Founder of VanHack, an HR startup that connects employers with more than 200,000 highly-qualified tech professionals around the world.

Host: Louis Beryl is the founder and CEO of Rocketplace. A 3x founder, investor, and board member, Louis began his tech career as a partner at Andreessen Horowitz. When he’s not building businesses (or talking about them!) Louis enjoys cooking for his family and talking at length about it to anyone who will listen.

More on today’s episode, including a full transcript @https://rocketplace.com/blog/hiring-globally-ilya-brotzky.