--- title: Blog – Elias Torres --- # Blog - [Recruiting is about taking risks](https://www.eliastorres.com/blog/recruiting-is-about-taking-risks) February 13, 2015 - [Compensation: Formulas or Bands?](https://www.eliastorres.com/blog/how-to-pay-engineering-talent) April 15, 2014 - [How To Fight Illegal Recruiting Practices](https://www.eliastorres.com/blog/how-to-fight-illegal-recruiting-practices) March 25, 2014 - [Is Your Team Really Engaged?](https://www.eliastorres.com/blog/is-your-team-really-engaged) March 17, 2014 - [5 Steps to Prepare for a New Hire](https://www.eliastorres.com/blog/5-steps-to-prepare-for-a-new-hire) March 7, 2014 - [Advice When Rejecting Candidates](https://www.eliastorres.com/blog/dont-ruin-your-reputation) February 28, 2014 - [First Impressions Are Everything](https://www.eliastorres.com/blog/first-impressions-are-everything) February 10, 2014 - [Serious About Co-op Students](https://www.eliastorres.com/blog/serious-about-coops) January 28, 2014 - [Engineers Don't Talk](https://www.eliastorres.com/blog/engineers-dont-talk) January 22, 2014 - [Irish Perspectives On Startups](https://www.eliastorres.com/blog/when-in-ireland) January 9, 2014 [**Elias Torres**](https://www.eliastorres.com/) is the co-founder and CTO at [Driftt](https://www.driftt.com) and father of three. Follow him on [Twitter @eliast](https://twitter.com/eliast).