Me, 26 years old, lots of hair, but no beard; I was wearing a suit; I had a big bank as a customer and this bank had a gigantic IT security problem. They were willing to buy our solution that would solve that problem for two million euros. I had everything set up: the supplier, … Read more
My current job is pretty awesome job you know. But the idea of working at NASA has kept me awake lately. Seriously. Just imagine what it would be like to hire astronauts. Hiring people that actually have to go to space to research planets. What an amazing job! And here I am talking about optimizing … Read more
45% of recruiters say they are facing adversity filling positions. 72.8% of employers say they struggle to find skilled candidates. We could accept that there is a scarcity of candidates and continue in our usual manner to find unicorns. But, there is another way. If we can master the way to influence hiring managers to … Read more
Starting a new job is exciting and fun, but also tends to be somewhat uncertain. We have to (re)build a comfortable workplace, adapt to the new culture and take on new responsibilities… All situations where we may be confronted with ourselves. Or from a more positive perspective: great opportunities to learn and grow. We believe … Read more
When we work from our clients’ office, their way of working often inspires us and we like to learn from them. So we sometimes steal their ideas a bit. Growth Tribe is known for their Getting Things Done mentality, and you really feel that vibe in their office. But another thing we noticed, and what surprised … Read more
Referrals are fantastic leads for new customers, revenue and even hires. We’ve all experienced referrals working out nicely. But -alas-, it doesn’t scale… it seems impossible to drive word-of-mouth and referrals. But is it now? 4 B2B lead gen strategies for Startups & Scaleups Successful B2B Startups & Scaleups have one thing in common: they … Read more
… How long does onboarding new employees take? New employees often ask: “What will my first month look like? What training will I get?” Well, it’s a bit more complex than just giving a timeframe and a block of meetings. I’m Teri – I’ve just joined the recruitment startup LevelUp Ventures. Since I studied Organisational … Read more
Dear founder, If you are reading this, you’re probably looking for the magic formula that will show you how to get into a startup accelerator program. This article will prepare you with the insights into what we (accelerators) hope to see from our ideal startup applicants during the selection process. For your convenience, we’ve broken … Read more
Candidates apply without reading the job descriptions. You spend time weeding them out. Precious time. Job seekers nowadays are confused with the million search results they get. A search for “retail jobs Amsterdam” will show retail jobs, tech support jobs, sales jobs, along with ads for tourists in between. Some of those jobs are in … Read more
#LessonLearned #GiveFeedbackToLife I want to give you some feedback Life, you badass with a sweetheart! Be ready because this is TL;DR. My almost ‘full-star’ LinkedIn profile was written well: I had a professional photo with an outstanding headline I wrote a nice personalized summary in the first person I thought about job titles, clear job … Read more
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