Boulevard Recruiting

At Boulevard, one of our main company values is excellence. For us, striving for excellence in our roles means being resilient and persevering through the inevitable failures that come in scaling businesses. As recruiting partners, we demonstrate unwavering resilience in a multitude of ways — one example is seen in what’s referred to as a “candidate post-mortem”. A “candidate post-mortem” in recruiting refers to when the hiring panel does a deep dive into a candidate’s overall interview performance and process to identify: - what are areas of opportunities 💭 - how can we better evaluate in the future 🔮 - what went well ✨ 💡 In the post-mortem, take the time to have a thought-provoking conversation and dig into: - Did this candidate's skills and experience align with the role requirements? - Do we need to make changes to the process? - Are we assessing for the right competencies? 👉🏻 Keep in mind: it can be easy to perseverate over what went wrong or how we could have prevented this because it can feel defeating when you “hit a wall” — especially when you thought this candidate was the right match for the team. However, in these moments, it’s so important to also discuss the positives that even got us this far. What can be the positives? ⭐️ - Learning experience: As Winnie the Pooh says, “What’s wrong with knowing what you know now and not knowing what you don’t know until later?” Trial and error is so important in recruiting because this can lead to: better candidate experiences, stronger calibration, and improved interview processes. - Progress is progress: Reminding ourselves that we are having this discussion because we had candidate(s) we were excited about! This is an accomplishment in it of itself. - Structured interviewing: These discussions show us that the process is working — we’re getting the signal that we need to make sure the people we’re hiring are not only going to add value but are also going to be set up for success. How to move forward? 🚀 - Keep building momentum: schedule a sourcing jam and start rebuilding the pipeline 💯 - Collaborate with the team: keep sharing profiles to ensure tight calibration 🤝 - Resilience: keep persevering and exploring all the possible solutions 📝 We’d love to hear from other recruiting leaders in the industry. What have you learned when doing a candidate post-mortem?

🌟 Recruiting Round-Up: A Weekly Tradition for Growth and Connection! 🌟 At BLVD, staying connected and collaborative as a remote-first team is a top priority. That’s why every week, we host our Recruiter Round-Up—an optional meeting that brings our team of talented recruiters together to: ✅ Celebrate wins ✅ Share learnings and challenges ✅ Reflect on mistakes and growth opportunities ✅ Level up our skills and strategies as a team But it’s not just about business. We believe strong teams are built on strong relationships. That’s why we kick off every session with a fun icebreaker to help everyone unwind and connect. From sharing quirky facts to hypothetical dilemmas, it’s a chance to spark laughter and bond beyond our work. 🧊 Last week’s icebreaker? “If your life were a movie, who would you cast to play YOU?”🧊 Now it’s your turn—what’s YOUR answer to this question? Drop it in the comments! 👇 Let’s keep inspiring and supporting each other as we grow. 💬  #Recruitment #TeamBuilding #RemoteWork #GrowthMindset

As recruiters, understanding what drives a candidate to seek a new opportunity is key to creating meaningful connections and making the right match. Whether it’s the promise of a better paycheck, the quest for balance, or a fresh start at a company with cultural alignment, each motivator tells a story. By digging deeper into these motivations, we can not only find the perfect role but also empower candidates to take the next step in their careers with confidence. 🌟 What motivates you to change jobs?  1️⃣ Better compensation  2️⃣ Work-life balance  3️⃣ Career growth opportunities  4️⃣ Culture 👉 What’s been your biggest motivator in the past? Vote and share your story in the comments

Think the holiday season is a slow time for hiring? Not always! For candidates, it's a golden opportunity: ✨ Fewer applicants mean less competition for open roles. 🎯 Companies are motivated to close out hiring needs before the new year. 🤝 Networking during holiday events can open unexpected doors. For employers, it’s a prime moment: 💡 Many talented professionals start considering new opportunities for the year ahead. 🚀 A strong hire now ensures a smoother start in Q1. 🎄 Creative outreach stands out when others are hitting pause. Ready to make a move or open a role? Connect with us at Boulevard Recruiting!

As we head into Thanksgiving week at Boulevard Recruiting, we're reminded of the values that guide us every day: excellence and joy. Excellence is what drives us to connect great talent with great opportunities. Joy is what fuels the passion we bring to every search, every hire, and every relationship. We are so thankful for the purpose in the work we get to do, our amazing team who inspires us daily and our clients and candidates who trust us to help them grow and succeed. What are you thankful for this holiday season? Let us know in the comments!

When startups ask us the number one step they can take to hit hiring goals faster, we tell them: First: hire us 😉 💅🏼 Second: operationalize your hiring practices with the right tools so you can automate workflows and track candidate data seamlessly. Tools that automate sourcing, outreach, and scheduling are key to running an efficient hiring process that drastically improves the candidate (and hiring) experience. Being able to easily access pipeline data to deliver valuable insights on search health can also mean the difference between letting an ineffective search drag on for months and landing the perfect hire in the budgeted time frame. At Boulevard, we’ve seen it all — and we definitely have our favorites — but we know there isn’t a one size fits all solution for every organization. If your startup doesn’t have a sourcing tool or ATS yet, we’ll provide you with comparative recommendations that meet the functionality (and price point!) your organization needs. If you already have tools and you’re not maximizing their potential, we’ll help you level up to ensure you’re getting the data insights needed to run an effective search and reducing manual workflows so you can spend more time building meaningful relationships with top talent. 📣 Shoutout to #Ashby for being BLVD’s preferred all-in-one sourcing and ATS of choice! Drop a comment if you love the sourcing, automated scheduling, and advanced analytics tooling the Ashby all-in-one recruiting platform has to offer as much as we do! 🥰

When you boil it down, recruiters are, at heart, expert matchmakers. Hands down, the most rewarding and exciting thing about working in startup recruiting is finding that perfect match. 💞 Finding the perfect match for a mission-critical role may seem like it requires a lot of luck and even magic. For recruiters, making that placement certainly does feel like magic, but we know that it’s not luck, rather methodical practices and data-driven processes, that make that magic happen. At Boulevard, our commitment to #excellence means that we’ve systematized the magic of match making into repeatable processes that consistently deliver the best results for our startup partners. At the start of every engagement, we gather copious data through intake meetings — both quantitative and qualitative — to fully understand the product, team, role, value props, and motivating factors that drive the team’s efforts. We learn about founding stories, company successes, and future goals so we can gain a strong understanding of exactly what type of person thrives in this environment and will take the company to the next level. We conduct market research and build profile archetypes to understand who’s out there (and where!) that could be a strong match. Once we start engaging top talent, we listen carefully, and ask probing, open-ended questions — not just a checklist of hard skill requirements for the role — to understand each candidate’s experience, motivations, and career goals. If we sense proper alignment during early conversations, we’re positioned to pre-close because we have many datapoints to understand who is excellent. Throughout the interview process, we stay in lockstep with our candidates and hiring teams with regular check-ins to ensure candidates remain engaged and excited, and collect feedback from all parties to optimize experience for everyone. When it’s time to extend and close an offer, we’re confident we’ve done everything in our power to drive a positive outcome. We won’t say that there isn’t a bit of luck involved at the end of the process, but when the perfect match lands, our team at Boulevard knows we’ve done our best to make that magic happen. 🧙🏼🔮🪄

At the core of what we do as recruiters, our job is about connecting with people - really understanding their journeys, passions, and motivations. Here’s why building genuine relationships with candidates should always be prioritized for meaningful recruiting: 1. Passions > Resumes A resume tells us what someone has done, but a conversation tells us what they want to do. What gets them excited? What challenges are they eager to take on? When we focus on their passions, we help candidates find roles where they’ll truly thrive. 2. Motivations Matter Whether it’s career growth, work-life balance, or a new challenge, every candidate’s search is fueled by something personal. Taking the time to understand why they’re looking ensures we’re presenting opportunities that align with their goals - not just checking a box. 3. Lead with Empathy Job searches can be stressful, uncertain, and full of highs and lows. A little empathy goes a long way. Listening, being transparent, and showing you genuinely care about their success can leave a lasting impression. Recruiting isn’t just about filling seats; it’s about making sure the right person is in the right role at the right time. And that happens when we take the time to connect, listen, and build trust. Your turn! How do you prioritize building relationships with your candidates? Share your approach in the comments - We’d love to hear your insights!

Living in the world of startup recruiting, every day brings new challenges, but the key to BLVD consistently achieving joy and excellence is one thing: our team. When you know your teammates are as dedicated as you are, you can trust them to support each step forward - and that trust is transformative. Each person brings their unique strengths to the table, creating a synergy that makes us stronger together than we could ever be alone. And when there is trust, it allows for space to be vulnerable - to share our shortcomings and where we are feeling most challenged and know the response will be one of support, guidance, and care. In these vulnerable settings is where so much growth occurs, for individuals and for the team as a whole. From strategy brainstorming sessions to needing last-minute coverage because of a family emergency, we can rely on each other to be there, and that makes all the difference. Knowing that everyone on our team is genuinely invested in finding the best talent for our clients adds a level of joy to our work that’s hard to describe. It’s about more than just achieving goals; it’s about loving what we do because of the people we do it with. Here’s to excellence through teamwork, trust, and a little bit of magic. Cheers to the BLVD team that makes the journey rewarding every step of the way! 🥂✨

Happy Friday! 🎉 A few weeks ago, Boulevard Recruiting hosted their annual offsite and we were fortunate enough to spend some high quality time at Camp Lucy Resort Some highlights from this offsite: 🔥 Fire crackling, recruiters chatting, and humans bonding over the campfire. Ghost stories next time? 👻 🎯 Tom Scopazzi's perfect game at archery. He made 100% of the shots he took. Wait, is that how it goes? 🏒 🪓 Axe throwing was a hit or miss. heyyyyyyy get it? 🫠 🥇Team 4 winning the tournament, sudden death style. Congrats! Stefinie McLaughlin and Brian Tully. We still need you to keep your day jobs though 🗃️ 🦙 Jill Scully, Nilu Kashanchi and Stefinie McLaughlin running laps with the Alpacas and Geese. If Geese is plural for Goose, what is plural for Moose? 💡 🍽️ Fun dinner party conversations and questions over delicious meals! The most important question that was discussed at one end of the table: ”What’s your go-to song on repeat when you need to get into deep sourcing mode?” Special shout out to Morgan L. Ribera for leading, organizing, and planning the event. She’s the real MVP ⭐ Have a great weekend everyone! ☀️