Posts tagged "hiring for culture"

The most difficult challenge in scaling a tech company is finding the right people, which is why it is important to hire for competencies.

The job descriptions business leaders have spent years refining have been thrown out during COVID-19. So, are they gone for good?

When hiring for a growing startup, it can be hard to choose the right person, so we asked Goterra's head of people to share her learnings.

Having founded social media leviathan Twitter and then $26 billion payments fintech Square, Jack Dorsey knows a thing or two about building a business.

Writing a strong job ad is an effective way to reel in the strongest prospective candidates. Here are six things to consider.

Few things are as effective as recruitment ads in setting everyone involved up for disappointment.

When you focus on hiring processes that prioritise merit, coachability and attitude, and consciously remove unconscious bias, diversity is a by-product.

When it comes to hiring for startups, are cryptic questions or secret tests actually helpful, or indicative of the kind of employee a candidate would be?

HR startup Shortlyster has raised $5 million to grow its algorithm-enabled tool helping businesses put bias aside when choosing the best candidates.