Recently I presented at the Guelph Technology Economy Conference on the subject of recruitment. I put together the presentation built off of two posts I had written – The Future of Recruiting is Inbound and The Key to Startup Hiring: Build a Magnet. It went well (I think!) and was fun to do. Public speaking […]
The Future of Recruiting is Trust Agents
I’m currently in the middle of reading Trust Agents by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith. Combined with reading Inbound Marketing I can’t help but think more about how inbound marketing and trust are related to recruiting. The reality is that the future of recruiting is trust agents. Trust agents are experts at relationship building, personal […]
The Future of Recruiting is Inbound
Successful recruiting is more complicated than most people realize (except for those who are actively recruiting on a daily basis). Getting a ton of applicants is easy. Hiring people is easy. But successful recruiting isn’t. Successful recruiting means a few things: Maximizing tight budgets to use money wisely in attracting people. Attracting the highest quality […]
The Key to Startup Hiring: Build a Magnet
Hiring at startups is hard. Get a handful of startup people in a room and ask them about their biggest challenges and hiring is always at (or near) the top of the list. Typically startups don’t offer the same salaries and benefits found at larger companies. Some argue that the risk is higher (although I […]
Key Thing to Ask When Hiring Designers
Hiring designers is tough. The term itself has such a broad definition, and a wide array of accompanying skills. A lot of people associate designers with people who “make pretty pictures.” But it’s really so much more than that. In my mind a designer has to have a number of skill sets that together will […]
How To Use Perks and Rewards in Startups to Get The Best Talent
We all know that hiring top talent for startups is hard. In a recent post I weighed in on the debate about whether or not startups should hire workaholics. Within the comments on that post, Jeff Nolan said something very interesting (which may appear a bit out of context, but that’s OK): …the best employees […]
Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?
The hubbub over Jason Calacanis’ post How to save money running a startup is completely absurd. Congratulations to Jason for causing a colossal sh*t storm where none should have existed. He provides some great suggestions for things you can save money on. I’ve made plenty of suggestions on stuff you shouldn’t spend money on when […]
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