Category archives: Hiring

Focusing on talent over fit can undermine your organization’s success.

It takes a special kind of person to succeed in a startup environment — particularly someone who’s familiar with failure.

Have you considered turning your job ‘ad’ into a job ‘invitation’?

Have you considered turning your job ‘ad’ into a job ‘invitation’?

We put up, painted and posted (online) cheapo help-wanted ads. That got us great candidates and cost just $1,000.

You can use this advice on either side of the interview.

Put your ego and fear aside. Former CEOs can be great additions to your team.

A company is only as good as its employees.

One survey found that the third leading cause of failure by startups studied was that they hadn’t built the right team from the beginning.

Five things that will kill a candidate’s chances with this contributor. Example: ‘Having no network means having no job with me.’