Hiring for Startups
Hiring the right people paves a clear straight way towards your organization’s success. On the other hand, the wrong hires simply stunt growth. To dodge this perfectly avoidable instance, we’ve put together a list of strategies to seamlessly hire people for your startup business:
- Hire candidates that are experienced in the nature of your business. Being in a startup company feels like there is just too many things to be done. You will need partners that can work efficiently with minimal supervision and guidance. These are people who can easily adapt to changes. They are the ones who are already experienced in the business. As a startup company, you also need people who can play multiple roles at a time. This helps minimize cost as you are still starting up. Build your team correctly. Look for those that are cross-talented. As your company becomes more and more stable, you can begin assigning specialty to your multi-talented employees.
- Have a clear sense of how a new hire’s work will justify the cost of hiring. The whole recruitment process is not cheap. At iLink Global Recruiting, we see this as an investment. You invest on hiring only the best candidate. You do your best to keep only the top performers so that the whole expense for the recruitment process will be justified. For startup companies that are hiring based on anticipated growth, you can take a pause right on this square. Take your time and do the hard Math. First determine and confirm that the return of investment is there.
- Do not make the perfect candidate wait. Although this may sound counter-intuitive to you, your startup company should not be too tough on potential applicants. This is especially true for the perfect candidate. It is understandable to wait and see. Someone suitable might later come up but this happens very seldom. More often, the perfect candidate is in high demand. They are just waiting for the best offer too. So why would you waste your precious time looking for other rocks when you’ve just landed on your gem? Impress your candidates. Do it in the same manner as how they’ve impressed you. Always treat candidate to a great hiring experience. Welcome them in your company and they will cherish the great treatment that they have received.
Do it Right!
For more strategies that are focused on hiring for startups, whether you are in Vancouver or anywhere in the world, feel free to let us know of your interest and we can discuss!
iLink Global Recruiting can certainly take the lead on the recruitment process for your budding organization. We are conveniently located in the cities of Vancouver and Surrey, BC. Visit us online at iLinkGlobalRecruiting.com or give us a call!