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13 March 2012
Matt Lea is the founder and CEO of a start-up called Schematical , which builds white label Facebook apps. Here he shares his experience on how he hired his early employees: As other entrepreneurs can attest, it’s usually easier to hire someone you know early on, and I was no exception. I worked with my…
19 March 2012
Hiring early employees is a crucial step in the growth of a small business. As the business owner, you might have to do all the hiring-related activities yourself – creating a job description, posting the ad, screening resumes, interviewing, and making the final decision. To help you make the right choice, here are some insights…
23 May 2011
You are in startup mode. Lots of things going on – your product just launched, a revised version is in the works, marketing efforts are on – and yes – all this is being done by you and your fellow co-founder. In the midst of this madness, you need to hire an employee or two,…
10 February 2015
If you’re tired of sifting through candidate after candidate with no hope of determining your new A-player, it’s time to look inward. Not in the “personal reflection” kind of way, rather recruiting the people who already work for you to find your next great employee, using referrals. Job seekers bemoan the hidden job market ,…
06 January 2014
Welcome to the first installment of our Recruiting Hacks series! Trakstar is founded on how technology can make recruiting and hiring processes more efficient. We’re practically built on the hacking mind frame. We love finding ways to use technology to improve all areas of the recruiting process. This week we want to give recruiters insights…
02 September 2014
Has your company seen a decrease in the number of qualified candidates recently? Having a career page and posting open positions to social media isn’t enough. Did you know that on average 46% of candidates rate their experience poor or very poor? Why is this, and who is to blame? When candidates have a less…
14 October 2014
Nick Corcodilos , recruiting professional, recently published an article in the Ask The Headhunter newsletter . The article begins with a reader’s reservations in regards to recruiters. Stereotypically, they are the ones that will tell you just about anything to get you to join the team. If the job they want you for isn’t the…
12 August 2014
Most candidates are not fortunate enough to have a good recruitment process, considering only 5% of them rank their experience as “good.” So, where have we lost touch? It’s a clear indicator that some recruiters need a reassessment of their tech knowledge and people skills. However, a combination of both of these attributes results in…
06 May 2011
Daily-deal bellwether Groupon is on a hiring spree in the US and abroad. When the site first entered China, they were conducting nearly 500 interviews per week. For an immensely growing company like Groupon, or even for smaller start-ups, managing the hiring process can be a nightmare. Inboxes get spammed with resumes, which then have…
15 March 2012
Gordon Logan, the founder and CEO of Sport Clips Haircuts shares his insights on how he grew his company by making the right hiring decisions. When you initially started hiring for the first few employees – what were the winning decisions you stumbled upon? We were very cautious hiring for our first Sport Clips, looking…
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