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Because we love helping startups here are 10 recruiting tips to help you

hire better:

1) When writing a job description, define candidate attributes that not only fit with the job, but the company culture as well.

What  do  you  mean  squares  don’t   fit  in  at  

your  company? I  was  being  

figurative.

2) Define the long and short-term skills associated with each job opening.

What  you  need  right  now.  

What  you  need  later.  

3) Plan ahead for the vacancies you’ll have in the future.

You  should   have  started  your  search  for  an  IT  manager  six  

months   ago!

Oops.  

4) When you’ve found the perfect candidate don’t get so excited you stop looking for others.

He’s  PERFECT!

We  don’t  even  know  if  

he’s  interested  Dave.

Hey!  Over  here!  We’re  interested!

5) Search for candidates off the beaten path (big companies use LinkedIn and often overlook other sources)

Look  at  the  people   I  found  on  Pinterest!

This  feels  a  bit  

macabre.

6) Make recruiting a team sport and invite coworkers and others in your network to help you look for talent.

Jill,   could  you  help  me  find  some  all-­‐stars?

Sure.

MagicPoof! We’d   love  

to  work  for  you!

Ding!

MagicPoof  Again!

Magic  Poof  a  third  time!

7) Make the habit of spending at least 10 minutes a day looking for talent. Even if you don’t have a vacancy you can always save good candidates for later. I  don’t  need   to  

hire  her  now,  but  she’ll  be  perfect  when  I  start  phase  2!2

8) Keep track of people who aren’t interested in working for you… yet

Not  looking  for  a  change  at  the  

moment,  but  I  like  your  company.  Call  me  

back  in  a  year?

Six  months   later…So,  uhh,   I’m  really  tired  of  working  for  the  squares.  

Are  you  still  hiring?

Hey!  I  heard  that!

9) Take the time to pitch your company to candidates just like you would investors

We’re  going  to  change  the  world  through  social-­‐shape-­‐

application-­‐mapping!  Who’s  with  us? Me! Me  me  ! Me  me  me!

10) Make sure your company website has a clear explanation of why its a great place to work

This  SquareForcecompany  doesn’t   have  

anything  on  its  site  about  what  its  like  to  work  there.  Bad  sign.    

CircleSuite sounds   like  it  has  the  coolest  company  culture!  

Bonus Tip!!!!!!Use Hello Talent

That’s  how  I  got  talent  into  my  

startup!

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