If you want to make sure your new hire is a successful addition to your startup team, then you’ll need to focus on their onboarding. After all, an effective onboarding process will mean that your new employee fully understands the company mission, values, culture, and policies.
Read moreConnecting your startup team - the why and the how
With hybrid work seemingly here to stay, more and more startups are recognising that whilst this flexible working model can offer many advantages, it brings plenty of challenges too - particularly when it comes to keeping teams connected and engaged.
Read moreHiring a community manager for your startup
Let’s face it - most startup founders spend those early days building the business, developing the product or service, acquiring those all-important customers, and perhaps chasing investment. However as a startup grows, so too does its community - the clients, the product or service users, the investors, the fellow founders…
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 moreHiring resilient staff for your startup
Life in a startup can be pretty unpredictable, particularly in the early days. It’s a dynamic environment where things can change quickly and everyone in the entire startup team - from the founder through to the newest hire needs to be able to adapt accordingly.
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 moreHiring International Graduates for your Startup - The Lowdown
Although there has been a rich pool of talented overseas students at UK universities and colleges for many years it hasn’t always been that easy for UK employers to recruit them once they graduate, primarily from an immigration perspective. UK’s new Graduate Route opened in July 2021 which changed things - and we’re here to help you…
Read moreFounders Associates - the what, the where and the why
When you begin the process of hiring for your startup, it’ll usually be because of one of two reasons - you’ve identified a clear skills gap you need to fill, OR there are simply tasks that are becoming too time consuming.It's becoming increasingly evident that hiring a Founders Associate can be one of the best ways to really develop your business further and ultimately make your startup vision a reality.
Read more3 Typical mistakes startup founders make with their first employee (and how to handle them)
Hiring that first important employee to a startup is a big deal - for the founder, it’s a moment of pride but it’s also a big change - in a way, they’re having to let go of their ‘baby’. For the employee, this is an exciting moment, full of anticipation and opportunity. It’s quite a learning curve for both, and mistakes happen…but we have a few ideas to help.
Read more6 Top Tips for hiring your startup’s first employee
There are lots of momentous steps when you’re building your startup - from your website going live to getting validation for your MVP. And hiring your first employee is another one of those - it’s a pretty big deal. We’re here to help with a few tips…
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 moreTop tips for improving the gender balance when recruiting
When you’re recruiting for your startup, it would be great if you could easily get a balanced gender mix of candidates applying for your roles. That's unfortunately not always the case.
Read moreCreating a killer Careers page for your startup
Whether you are actively recruiting right now or not, your website should feature a permanent, dedicated Careers page. We’re here to help you create one that will showcase your business as a great place to work - and there’s more to it than a simple job description.
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.
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