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December 8, 2023
Let your Company Bloom: What Roles to Hire in Different Stages of Growth
You know how flowers grow from seeds and can only grow if their needs which vary from one stage of growth to another are met? Tech startups and scale-ups follow the same principle: they reach successive stages of growth with the amount of people they hire. This means that hiring priorities depend on the growth … Read more
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Let your Company Bloom: What Roles to Hire in Different Stages of Growth

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4 Talent Challenges When Scaling a Startup
November 27, 2023
4 Talent Challenges When Scaling a Startup
Scaling a company is more of a marathon than a race, on a road that’s bumpy, full of potholes, tight swerves and many unexpected challenges. However, the further you go, the more you get the validation that your startup is on the path to success.  Working with multiple fast-growing tech startups and scale-ups, we have … Read more
What Can You Do to Spice up Dull Interviews?
June 28, 2023
What Can You Do to Spice up Dull Interviews?
I’m pretty sure that you were stuck in the following situation at least once in your work life: you invite a candidate whose skills and personality look great on paper for an interview. But soon after you sit across from each other, you realize that the conversation is draining your energy! I found out that … Read more
Should You Start Cutting Costs? How to Calculate & Manage Your Runway
June 29, 2022
Should You Start Cutting Costs? How to Calculate & Manage Your Runway
The current market dynamics are dominated by instability and with the recent announcements from the European Central Bank on rising interest rates, it’s time to look at the financial health of your startup. Nowadays, there’s a lot of advice on ‘runways’ and how to cut costs to extend them. However, working with multiple startups and … Read more

Recruitment

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Let your Company Bloom: What Roles to Hire in Different Stages of Growth
December 8, 2023
Let your Company Bloom: What Roles to Hire in Different Stages of Growth
You know how flowers grow from seeds and can only grow if their needs which vary from one stage of growth to another are met? Tech startups and scale-ups follow the same principle: they reach successive stages of growth with the amount of people they hire. This means that hiring priorities depend on the growth … Read more
Sourcing Planning: Why & How it Works in Recruitment
November 1, 2023
Sourcing Planning: Why & How it Works in Recruitment
I think it’s a matter of “when” not “if” to have AI or non-AI tools that can source and screen profiles well enough. What will be a human’s role in sourcing then? The answer is to guide and plan the search strategically. But how do we do sourcing planning now? Most of the time, the … Read more
Overqualifying vs. Efficiency: How to Avoid Mishires
August 17, 2023
Overqualifying vs. Efficiency: How to Avoid Mishires
As raising funding is consistently challenging, and VCs have been warning startups since 2022, many founders’ first instinct is to start cutting costs. And that’s understandable. In these times, you cannot afford to make mishires. Or even mediocre hires.  But how do you make sure it’s the right hire for your company? You probably have a hiring plan … Read more

Employer Branding

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AI: Empowering Startups to Transform their Employer Branding
July 21, 2023
AI: Empowering Startups to Transform their Employer Branding
It’s 2023, and in the tech world there’s one thing on everyone’s minds right now: the rise of AI. It’s woven its way into almost every aspect of our work and personal lives, and we can’t get enough of the convenience it’s created. And if you’re thinking “I’m not part of the AI hype”, you’re … Read more
16 Steps To Building An Impressive Startup Employer Brand On A Budget
June 29, 2020
16 Steps To Building An Impressive Startup Employer Brand On A Budget
Startups don’t typically have an abundance of time or money. Therefore, a startup employer brand strategy needs to be penny-wise and time-effective. So, what actionable steps can you take right away to build or improve your first employer brand? Well, after three months of working on this, I finally have 16 steps to implement a … Read more
13 Reasons Why Investing In Your Employer Brand Makes Sense For A Startup
June 15, 2020
13 Reasons Why Investing In Your Employer Brand Makes Sense For A Startup
We’ve worked with a hell of a lot of startups, and they all had one thing in common; ALL of them were careful with spending their cash on employer branding. But, investing in your employer brand makes perfect financial sense! Check out my first blog in this series “Is an employer brand more than six boxes?” before … Read more

Recruitment Operations

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Let your Company Bloom: What Roles to Hire in Different Stages of Growth
December 8, 2023
Let your Company Bloom: What Roles to Hire in Different Stages of Growth
You know how flowers grow from seeds and can only grow if their needs which vary from one stage of growth to another are met? Tech startups and scale-ups follow the same principle: they reach successive stages of growth with the amount of people they hire. This means that hiring priorities depend on the growth … Read more
4 Talent Challenges When Scaling a Startup
November 27, 2023
4 Talent Challenges When Scaling a Startup
Scaling a company is more of a marathon than a race, on a road that’s bumpy, full of potholes, tight swerves and many unexpected challenges. However, the further you go, the more you get the validation that your startup is on the path to success.  Working with multiple fast-growing tech startups and scale-ups, we have … Read more
Breaking Bias in Hiring: a Roadmap to Creating Interview Scorecards
May 30, 2023
Breaking Bias in Hiring: a Roadmap to Creating Interview Scorecards
Bias in recruitment is a touchy subject. In a team, recruiters are the ones who are the most familiar with how slippery the slope is towards acquiring biased opinions. They occur more often than not, particularly in interviews where less experienced interviewers have to assess a candidate. In a way, it makes sense how biases … Read more

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