We know you. A busy, unstoppable founder, juggling a million things at once – who has time for interview planning while they’re busy conquering your industry?
Read moreNavigating the Interview Maze: Why Structured Interviews Are Essential for Startup Success
We know you. A busy, unstoppable founder, juggling a million things at once – who has time for interview planning while they’re busy conquering your industry?
Read moreEnhancing startup success: Harnessing the Power of Personality Assessments
In a world brimming with diverse individuals, understanding ourselves and others is essential for personal and professional growth. With hybrid and remote working environments limiting face-to-Face Interactions, it is even more challenging to gauge and understand others accurately.
Read moreAre you asking the right questions during the interview?
When you’re interviewing candidates for your startup, time is of the essence. You only have a limited number of minutes to gather as much relevant information as possible. The questions you ask make all the difference here. Are you using the right ones?
Read moreTop Tips for talking about company culture in interviews
Are you turning people off your startup before they join? Or perhaps losing people too soon? Startups are dealing with the challenges of not only finding but retaining top talent. Making sure potential candidates know exactly who they are joining is one of the most important things you can do to prevent any issues down the line.
Read more“Why do you want to work here”
Whilst you'll never really know for sure what an interviewer is going to ask you until the interview itself, there are some questions that are pretty much a given. No matter what the role, no matter what industry sector the startup is in, there are certain questions which you definitely ought to prep for - no matter how experienced a candidate you may be.
Read moreHow to be a Great Interviewer
When you’re recruiting for your startup and you get to the interview stage, it’s not simply a matter of showing up, asking a few questions and expecting the candidates to do all the work by impressing you with their responses.
Read moreTypical Mistakes Made by Interviewers
When you’re interviewing for a first hire or even a team expansion you want to get it right. There’s a real talent shortage at the moment and startups like yours are competing for the best possible candidates…do you want to miss out on a fantastic hire because you didn’t handle the interview correctly? No, of course not.
Read moreHow to Sell your startup to candidates
When you’re recruiting for your startup, you need a well-crafted sales pitch for candidates which everyone in the interview process is aligned with. It’s easy to assume that all the prep and research in advance of the interview has to only be undertaken by the candidates.
Read moreWhy your startup needs a leader with positive energy
Whilst a new hire has the potential to change many aspects of a startup, when they're in a leadership role, the impact they can have is even greater - from the effect and influence they have on the rest of the team, to the overall culture and of course the future success of the business. Getting the right person in place as a leader is therefore key.
Read moreTypical Interview Mistakes made by Experienced Candidates
All that experience and the skills you have developed can make you a huge asset to a startup team. However, as is the case with all candidates, if you're going to get that dream role, you’ll still need to perform well at the interview.
Read moreHiring for proactivity
When you’re recruiting for your startup, it’s vital to hire people who don’t just have the skills and experience that you need but to hire those who have particular personality traits too - like proactivity, for example.
Read moreHiring for a can-do attitude
Building your startup team has many challenges - and people with the right mindset are vital to its success. You’ll need to find people who take on challenges with a positive, can-do attitude…
Read moreWhy your startup needs adaptable people
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it's that the ability to adapt quickly to new and ever-changing circumstances is a trait that we all could do with having. For some people it comes naturally - and these people could be of huge benefit to your startup…
Read moreWhy your startup needs curious people
Whilst skills can be taught and experience gained, personality traits are inherently natural abilities - and one of the most valuable and powerful traits that you should look for in prospective employees is curiosity.
Read moreWorld Earth Day
World Earth Day is here again! It’s always fantastic to see people and organisations alike marking April 22nd as a day when they can proactively show their support for environmental issues and protection. However, this is certainly not something that should be reserved to this one day - we all need to be doing our bit on this - at all times.
Read moreTop tips for your recruitment process
Unfortunately, many businesses don't put a lot of time into their recruitment and hiring processes, it can be something of an afterthought. That in turn can have a hugely negative impact; a disjointed process can not only lead to unnecessary stress but the potential of losing out on fab candidates too. We can help - here are some of our top tips which will guide you to get your processes in order…
Read moreHow to Set An Interview Task
Whilst a CV will of course give you a good idea of what a candidate is like, an interview will of course reveal a whole lot more. However, sometimes the standard interview format, the questions and answers are just not enough. If you want to get a much greater insight into potential candidates, one of the best ways to do this is to be a little more creative and set them an interview task. Here, we outline some tips on how you can do just that.
Read moreHow to write a CV profile
Claire Jenkins, TableCrowd Talent Co-founder, has been recruiting for London’s leading tech startups for the last few years. Here, she outlines both the importance of a CV profile and just as importantly, how to write a CV profile that truly stands out and ticks the boxes. Over to Claire!
Read moreHow to conduct remote interviews effectively
Post lockdown, don’t expect the standard recruitment process to simply return to normal. Video calls and remote interviews will be here to stay. To help your business, tech startup or otherwise, to get used to this new normal, here are some top tips to help you conduct remote interviews effectively.
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