Marianne from their HR department reached out to me on LinkedIn.

After a 45-minute phone conversation, I was asked to forward my resume to her email.

A few days later, she reached out to me, stating that my experience of having 10 direct reports was deemed too few.

Having that many reports was an anomaly, and something I was actively trying to reduce.

In what world can an engineering manager be effective with a team larger than 10?

Tell us about your previous work experience.

Have you been involved in recruitment and brand marketing specifically for recruiting? What kinds of things, other than posting a job description, have you done to attract candidates?