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This is a post about a #recruiting tool that has really made a difference in my productivity and capability! Over the past 3 years, I've helped an EdTech Start-Up grow from 50 to 175+ employees. 🚀 Spark Hire, Inc.'s video interviewing platform has been a critical piece of the puzzle. I ask applicants who meet the job requirements for client-facing roles (like Sales and Customer Success) to record what I've named an "Intro Video" as the first step in the interview process. This gives me insight into their energy, confidence and presence. (I only have them answer one question. That's all I need!) I'm able to get to know applicants beyond their resume quickly and consider way more applicants than I could if I was meeting directly with everyone. I share these applicant intro videos with the hiring manager and collaborate on decision-making of who to move forward. We've also reviewed videos again at the end of the process to remind us of the candidate's first impression. The product has an easy to use interface for both the recruiter/admin and the candidate. After hundreds of videos recorded/received, I thought it was time to recommend! 🌟 #hingeforhiring #HRtech

🚀 Unlocking Startup Success: Prioritizing Product Sense Interviews! 💼 Hey #LinkedInCommunity! 👋 Let's rethink startup hiring. Instead of the usual DS & Algo focus, why not prioritize PRODUCT SENSE interviews? 🌐✨ 🌟 Why Product Sense Matters: 1️⃣ Real-World Impact: Understand how candidates envision and enhance the user experience. 2️⃣ Adaptability: Assess their ability to align with the evolving product landscape. 3️⃣ Holistic Problem-Solving: Evaluate practical application, especially crucial in startup environments. ⚖️ Exception: For deep tech roles, DS & Algo skills remain critical. 🚀 Shift the Paradigm: 1️⃣ Product-Centric Hiring: Look for candidates who grasp the product's heartbeat. 2️⃣ Versatility Matters: Adaptability to changing startup dynamics is key. 💬 **Share your thoughts! Are you on board with this shift in the hiring approach? #StartupHiring #ProductSense #TechTalk 🚀🌐

Non-Tech Founders: Hire tech roles with confidence 🤝🚀 When you're a non-tech founder trying to hire a tech team, interviews can feel pretty overwhelming. You might not know the right questions to ask or how to properly judge a candidate's skills. This can lead to hiring mistakes, which can cost your startup big time, especially in the early stages. What if you had an expert sitting next to you during those interviews, helping you out? That’s where Lea Assist comes in. It’s like having a tech expert on hand, guiding you through the process. It helps you ask the right questions, runs coding tests, and even analyzes how candidates respond, all in real-time. 🎯  🚀Lea Assist gauges the technical expertise, while you focus on cultural fit and personality. It's the perfect team: Lea handles the tech, you handle the human touch. Stay tuned to learn more about how Lea Assist is changing the game for founders like you! 💼✨ Gokul Srinivasan #AIRecruitment #StartupHiring #TechTalent #HRInnovation #AIAssistant #LeaAssist #NonTechFounders #RecruitmentTech #HiringStrategy #TalentAcquisition

Hiring 101, Ep 3: Hire like you date 👀 Welcome back to Hiring 101: a mini-series for leaders where I share my no-BS basics from hiring 500+ people globally at FOX, NatGeo & Multiverse. If you’ve followed Episode 1 + 2, by now you’ve scoped a role and written a job description, ready to present to the world. Congrats! So like …do you just sit and wait for people to apply now? If you're the type to make a dating profile then wait for EVERYONE to come to you, you're prob saying yes. But like finding your perfect match, there's love + graft involved in hiring 🥰 👋🏼 PROBLEM: Where do I find IDEAL candidates? 💡 SOLUTION: Sourcing, aka finding + assessing potential candidates. 3 basic ways to source candidates: ↪ Referrals: - Come from your networks and communities - Share the job spec and ask others for recommendations ✍🏼 Applications, which can be stored: - Manually, received via email + managed via Excel, Notion, Asana - Internally via applicant tracking system (think Workable, Ashby) - Externally via a job hosting site (think LinkedIn*, Otta.com) * FYI: you can post 1 FREE job on LinkedIn, but beware as it quickly turns into Upgrade City (role disappears in search, you can't host applications, etc.) 🗣 Outbound outreach  - Reach out directly to external talent (let's use LinkedIn as an example) - You can send candidates connect requests OR use LinkedIn Recruiter* * FYI: with Recruiter LITE, you can source candidates with advanced search criteria but can't utilise time-saving hacks like bulk messaging. ♻ TLDR: - Hire like you date (don't be weird tho) - Sourcing: finding + assessing potential candidates - You can source via referrals, applications + outbound outreach Questions on sourcing? You know where to drop them ⤵ PS - top tip: for fairness, ensure you're leading all candidates to the same place (e.g. email X or apply on Y), regardless of how they came to you. 🚢 🙋🏻♀️ Hi! I'm Neda: a 3x successful scaler turned fCOO and Scale Advisor. ✍🏼 I write about how to #scale #worldclassteams and #diversifytech. Follow Neda Sahebelm and keshty for more posts like this! 🔔

Why do you want to work for our company? Interviewer: So, tell us, why do you want to work here? Me: Money! 💸 Let’s be real: a great job should be more than just a paycheck…but that paycheck doesn’t hurt, right? At Rec4Tech, we’re all about helping candidates find roles they love—and hey, the salary doesn’t hurt either! Whether it’s the money, the mission, or the career growth, we’ve got tech roles for all the right reasons. 👉 Ready to find your next opportunity? Check out our latest roles and let’s get you that “why”! #Rec4Tech #JobSearch #TechRecruitment #KeepingItReal

If you can't pitch like in the video, maybe recruiting isn't for you. this is how you should talk about projects to hook the best people. - the best developers, the best marketers, or the best salespeople If you realize that the person sitting in front of you can contribute so much to your business that you simply can't lose them in the first round -  don't miss them 😇 you have to inspire with: - skills to get them excited about projects. - ability to make challenges sound cool. - creating a charm of exclusivity. Every recruiter needs to know how to do this. #inspire #inclusion #hiring #recruiting

#7 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗶𝗽 𝟳 - 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 Yes, you will have to prepare for interviews. You might have mastered giving and taking interviews in consulting context, but as you are trying to re-enter the market, do prepare and avoid the following common mistakes 5 Typical interview mistakes by consultants interviewing for next role: 𝟭. 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗼𝗻: Avoid: Overloading your responses with consulting-specific terms. Tip: Translate your skills and experiences into industry language to make them relatable. 𝟮. 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Avoid: Failing to show how you fit within the company culture or your commitment to the new role. Tip: Highlight your adaptability, alignment with company values, and long-term interest in the industry role. 𝟯. 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Avoid: Focusing only on high-level strategy without mentioning practical implementation. Tip: Balance your examples by showing how you translated strategic insights into actionable results. 𝟰. 𝗘𝘅𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅: Avoid: Coming across as arrogant or implying that consulting experience makes you superior. Tip: Be humble and emphasize your willingness to learn and collaborate. Show respect for the industry’s unique challenges and expertise. 𝟱. 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆-𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀: Avoid: Being unprepared for questions about the specific challenges and dynamics of the industry you are entering. Tip: Research common industry problems and prepare examples of how your consulting experience can address these issues effectively. *** 👉 I am putting together a checklist of actions to keep in mind during this transition period. Please DM me if you would like me to send you the checklist. 👉We're building the world’s biggest and most flourishing community of top problem solvers. Join our lively community of strategists, thinkers, and doers. Fill up the form to get started - https://lnkd.in/dpxHgrfn #ManagementConsulting #CareerAdvice #Layoffs #ProfessionalGrowth #ConsultingCareers #JobSearch #NoticePeriod

June has been quite a hectic month as I launched the hiring process for a Customer Experience & Operations Specialist role at Leanlab Education, and it took up a good chunk of my time along with my other responsibilities at Leanlab plus managing my own business and clients for Tutoring Tree, LLC. Now that I've been able to close out this hiring process, I can finally come up for some air and share some reflections, insights, and hopefully helpful advice for any #transitioningteachers! Reflections & insights: - Hiring is CHALLENGING, for both the employer and the applicants! - We received over 650 applications for this role, and I was the only one reviewing these manually because we have a small team at Leanlab. - I received dozens of LinkedIn messages and emails from applicants, and I wish I had the time and capacity to individually respond to each and every one of them to give specific and customized feedback. - It is clear that so many people are still experiencing the unfortunate effects of layoffs and lack of job security, and it is truly heartbreaking. Advice for #transitioningteachers: - Create a LinkedIn profile if you don't already have one, AND link it directly in your resume! It is SO essential -- I often spend time cross-referencing resumes with LinkedIn profiles. - Link to your company websites in your resumes. While it seems so simple, it really does help the hiring manager gain better context for what kind of companies you've worked for previously, their core values, etc. - My personal preference: Submit a PDF resume -- Microsoft Word isn't available on all computers, and when a hiring manager opens this, it might completely mess up your formatting/what you intended to present in your resume. - There is often already an applicant profile and VERY specific experiences that a hiring manager is looking for. That being said it makes sense to really take a look at those applicant requirements -- even if you DO have transferable skills, sometimes those requirements might just be non-negotiable, and it has NOTHING to do with your value and potential. - LinkedIn messages and emails do go a long way to help get noticed, even if the hiring manager might not be able to respond. I did end up taking a few extra seconds or minutes looking deeper into these applicants. - Network, network, network!!! Similar to the LinkedIn messages and emails, you never know where your connections might lead you. If anything, you'll at least get an introductory conversation even if you might not be a good fit for the role. Shameless plug 🔌 for any #transitioningteachers struggling to figure out their next steps: book a FREE call with me at https://lnkd.in/d2mepWW3! I can help with resume revisions, interview preparation, or just overall strategic direction! #careertransition #careercoach #hiring #careerchange #edtech #customersuccess #customerexperience #peopleoperations #talentacquisition #recruiting

How to Break into Product Management at Top Tech Companies with Alex Rechevskiy 🔑 Key Highlights: - The paradox of advising to get into top tech despite the known challenges of working there. - The actual benefits of having top tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Amazon on your resume. - Real talk on compensation, career opportunities, and the behind-the-scenes workings of the tech giant's ecosystem. - Alex's personal journey through Google, his reasons for starting a YouTube channel, and how he's helping experienced product managers reach new heights. - The reality of job hunting in today's tech landscape, the significance of resume crafting, interview strategies, and much more. Whether you're a product manager looking to scale new professional heights or someone interested in the dynamics of the tech industry, this conversation between Estee and Alex offers rich insights and practical takeaways. Full episode here: https://lnkd.in/eA5JCZNb Sign up to the newsletter here: https://theesteeshow.com/ #ProductManagement #TechIndustry #CareerAdvice #ProfessionalGrowth #SDShow

Ready to create products that truly resonate with your users? 🎯 Building user personas is the key! 🔑 This comprehensive guide covers everything from defining user segments to leveraging data for insights. 💡 Craft personas that drive your product strategy and delight your customers. #productmanagement #product #job #interview #resume #mockinterview #community #pmschool #userpersonas #customercentric #uxdesign #innovation