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Christophe Hébert
CEO & Founder
A software engineer by training, he founded Bluecoders in 2016 with one conviction: recruiters who genuinely speak the language of engineers change everything. Today a mentor and strategic advisor, always driven by the will to win rather than the fear of losing.
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Christophe Hébert2026 Tech and Engineering Salary Benchmark: Our Placement Data
[ News ]Christophe HébertTech Recruitment 2026: Real Recovery or False Hope?
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Recruiting7 août 2025Hiring a Junior or Senior in Tech? The real questions to ask
Junior or senior in tech? Discover the 5-question framework to hire the right profile and avoid mistakes that cost 150% of annual salary.
Christophe Hébert
Management31 juillet 2025Transparency, direct feedback, and the right to fail: the 3 pillars of a high-performing tech team
Discover how transparency, direct feedback, and the right to fail turn tech teams into engines of innovation and performance.
Christophe Hébert
Management24 juillet 2025How to grow your developers
Discover 5 concrete levers to grow your developers, strengthen their engagement, and boost your tech team's skills.
Christophe Hébert
Management17 juillet 2025How to measure a developer's performance
How do you measure a developer's performance? Discover the right KPIs to track (and the mistakes to avoid) to manage your tech team effectively.
Christophe Hébert
Recruiting10 juillet 2025Writing an attractive job ad for tech profiles
Attractive tech job ads: 8 techniques to hire the best developers. Posted salary, precise stack, free template included.
Christophe Hébert
Recruiting3 juillet 2025Hiring in tech based on your growth stage
Complete 2025 guide: tech hiring strategies by stage (Bootstrap, Seed, Series A). Profiles, timing, budgets, and mistakes to avoid.
Christophe Hébert
Recruiting25 juin 2025The myth of "the more we hire, the faster we go"
Why does hiring more developers slow your projects down? Discover Brooks's law, the hidden costs of onboarding, and the real solutions to accelerate.
Christophe Hébert
Recruiting27 février 2025Internal vs external recruitment: pros and cons
Through the example of hiring a Tech manager, we compare the 2 methods to help you make the right choice and structure your team effectively.
Christophe Hébert
Recruiting21 février 2025When should you hire a Product Manager?
Discover when and how to hire a Product Manager to optimize the management of your product and accelerate your growth.
Christophe Hébert
Recruiting17 février 2025How to assess the professional skills of a tech profile
Managers and HR: how to identify the technical skills, soft skills, and hidden talents of a tech profile? Tools, methods, and concrete advice.
Christophe Hébert
Recruiting23 janvier 2025Beginner's Guide to Tech Recruiting: Where to Start in 2026?
Hiring a tech profile for the first time? Discover our specialized recruiters' strategies to attract, evaluate, and retain the best IT talent in 2026.
Christophe Hébert
Recruiting17 juillet 2023Tech recruiters are the best business developers
Tech recruiters have a genuinely complex job: a double sale - selling the role to the candidate, then selling the chosen candidate to the client.
Christophe Hébert
Candidate tips9 janvier 2023How to nail your web developer portfolio
Web developer, are you keeping an eye on the job market? Follow our tips and build a portfolio that helps you land the job you want.
Christophe Hébert
Employer brand2 janvier 2023How to boost your tech employer brand
Everything you need to know to boost your tech employer brand, prevent disengagement among your talent, and attract the next wave.
Christophe Hébert
Recruiting12 décembre 2022How to send a rejection to a candidate
We often talk about how hard it is to source, hire, and onboard a candidate or a new employee. Articles on how to reject a candidate and what to say are rare.
Christophe Hébert
Recruiting28 novembre 2022How to manage a replacement on a tech team
The departure of a tech team member can really shake up a team. It's important to know how to handle it.
Christophe Hébert
Candidate tips21 novembre 2022Staying attractive throughout your career
Are you a developer or a tech expert? Discover how to keep a dynamic career and attract recruiters.
Christophe Hébert
Employer brand31 octobre 2022Building a tech culture to recruit talent
Hiring tech profiles takes some preparation: drawing them in, running a credible interview, and managing their career properly. Learning the tech culture is a great place to start.
Christophe Hébert
Recruiting24 octobre 2022How to become a great manager in a consultancy
A manager in a consultancy has a complex role: managing consultants on assignment as well as those between assignments. They need to keep their teams busy and loyal. Managing with both rigor and care is the key to success.
Christophe Hébert
Recruiting3 octobre 2022How to manage your tech profiles' careers
Discover tips in this article for managing your tech employees' careers - follow them and you'll cut your turnover rate.
Christophe Hébert
Employer brand26 septembre 2022How to retain your in-house tech talent
The tech market is in short supply, and keeping your developers is critical. Discover tips to retain them.
Christophe Hébert
Recruiting19 septembre 2022Becoming a specialized recruiter: the 5 commandments
What are the steps to becoming a specialized recruiter? Here are all the tips to become the best recruiter.
Christophe Hébert
Recruiting12 septembre 2022HR Manager: 5 good reasons to keep training throughout your career
The HR manager has to make sure they and their teams are trained throughout their career. Here are the good reasons to keep learning your whole career long.
Christophe Hébert
Candidate tips29 août 2022How to become the developer every IT recruiter is fighting over
All our advice for becoming a must-hire developer.
Christophe Hébert
Recruiting22 août 2022Startup: which hiring process for your future developers?
Hiring a tech profile isn't easy when you're a recruiter. The language is technical. Here's our advice for nailing the challenge.
Christophe Hébert
Recruiting8 août 2022Why are good PHP developers so hard to find?
If you recruit tech profiles, you've probably noticed that PHP profiles are hard to find. Here are the reasons behind this shortage.
Christophe Hébert
Candidate tips1 août 2022CTO Interview: Why VueJS?
Why would a CTO choose one framework over another? Here's the debate: why use VueJS rather than ReactJS or Angular 2.
Christophe Hébert
Candidate tips25 juillet 2022Sell me this pen - what's the right answer?
The famous line from Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). If your interviewer asks you the question, here's what to answer.
Christophe Hébert
Recruiting18 juillet 2022Why is the quality of tech recruitment in free fall?
Recruitment quality depends on how recruiters are trained. Unfortunately, they haven't been trained in tech culture - and there are plenty of other reasons I'll let you discover here.
Christophe Hébert
Candidate tips4 juillet 2022I'm a Developer - why Bluecoders?
Choosing Bluecoders is the assurance of having specialized tech recruiters who understand your craft. You'll be able to talk with our coaches about what you love. Discover all our tech jobs.
Christophe Hébert
Candidate tips27 juin 2022I was tired of recruiters calling me - that's why I started Bluecoders
Here is the story of Bluecoders' CEO, a tech who built his own recruitment firm for tech profiles.
Christophe Hébert
Candidate tips13 juin 2022Pro skills and a passion for code: let's find the balance!
Growing your skills throughout your career is essential when you're a developer.
Christophe Hébert
Candidate tips6 juin 2022Looking back on the path of a Vue.js contributor
A great interview with a lead front-end developer and his perspective on the Vue.js framework.
Christophe Hébert
Candidate tips30 mai 2022How can you raise your developer salary?
Earning more is something most people want. But should you chase a higher salary or a more interesting project?
Christophe Hébert
Candidate tips2 mai 2022At what stage should your data be handled by a data team?
Find out when in your growth you should hire data scientists or data analysts.
Christophe Hébert
Candidate tips11 avril 2022Being a great developer isn't enough to become a CTO
How to become a good CTO? Is it enough to be a great developer? Not just that…
Christophe Hébert
Recruiting7 février 2022Why developers don't take recruiters seriously
Recruiters aren't trained in tech, and when they call a developer it's a disaster - both sides live in two different worlds.
Christophe Hébert
Recruiting24 janvier 2022Strengthen your business growth with Data Science
Data is a company's wealth. A database needs to be properly managed. Here are all our tips.
Christophe Hébert
Recruiting17 janvier 2022Successfully onboarding a developer working remotely
Remote work has become standard, especially for developers. How do you successfully onboard a developer who'll be working remotely? Here's our advice.
Christophe Hébert