Tech Leaders, ask these 3 questions before making your next hire ⤵️ (If you want to save some $$!) 1️⃣ Which immediate problems would I assign to this new hire? 2️⃣ Which long-term projects would I assign to this new hire? 3️⃣ What's stopping my existing team from filling these gaps? 💡If you can identify immediate problems but no long-term projects, consider hiring a contractor. 💡If your existing team lack the right skills to fill the gaps, hire a Developer with a specific skillset and find a niche-specific Recruiter to speed up hiring. 💡If your existing team lacks the bandwidth for new projects, check that there's not a bigger issue (e.g. poor prioritization) to resolve before increasing headcount. Hiring is expensive, time-consuming, and should only be done when absolutely necessary. We've seen enough layoffs thanks to companies hiring for the sake of hiring... By asking yourself these questions, you'll avoid making unnecessary hires or will make hiring faster, cheaper, and more efficient because you'll know EXACTLY what you're looking for. #Startups #Hiring #Founders #Developers
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Tech Leaders, ask these 3 questions before making your next hire ⤵️ (If you want to save some $$!) 1️⃣ Which immediate problems would I assign to this new hire? 2️⃣ Which long-term projects would I assign to this new hire? 3️⃣ What's stopping my existing team from filling these gaps? 💡If you can identify immediate problems but no long-term projects, consider hiring a contractor. 💡If your existing team lack the right skills to fill the gaps, hire a Developer with a specific skillset and find a niche-specific Recruiter to speed up hiring. 💡If your existing team lacks the bandwidth for new projects, check that there's not a bigger issue (e.g. poor prioritization) to resolve before increasing headcount. Hiring is expensive, time-consuming, and should only be done when absolutely necessary. We've seen enough layoffs thanks to companies hiring for the sake of hiring... By asking yourself these questions, you'll avoid making unnecessary hires or will make hiring faster, cheaper, and more efficient because you'll know EXACTLY what you're looking for. #Startups #Hiring #Founders #Developers
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🚨 Stuck in the Talent Trap? Let’s Talk Solutions. In 2024, we’re witnessing an extraordinary paradox: massive layoffs in Big Tech, yet 1.7 million tech roles remain unfilled. How is this possible? Too many companies are trapped in endless hiring cycles, chasing "star developers" and perfect resumes – leading to project delays, painful hiring processes, and missed opportunities. It’s time to rethink how we access technical expertise 💡 In our latest article, we dive deep into: 🔺 Why the current hiring model is broken 🔺 How companies can escape the Talent Trap 🔺 The strategies smart businesses are using to deliver results fast 👉 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/etGt8e8n #talentstrategy #techtalent
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"Is this a full-time hire?” As a startup, new hires come with a salary commitment, equity, and benefits. Every hire has a meaningful impact on your runway. Yet, few founders and hiring managers look for options besides full-time hiring. You may want to consider fractional hires. Here is why. 1. Talent is often *more* qualified and specialized. You can hire a more senior person at a fraction of the cost of a less experienced full-time hire. 2. You can get more specific on background and relevant experience without spending 6 months to find them 3. Try before you buy. You can work with many candidates until you find the right one without the high risk of layoffs. Founders, remember this: fractional means more expertise and less risk. The best of all worlds for teams that need to stay lean. #fractionalhiring #marketing
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Hiring can be an ethical conundrum My hiring approach, offering competitive raises and letting things unfold naturally, proved ineffective during the hiring frenzy of 2021-2022. COVID triggered digital adoption in a way we had never seen before, meaning businesses had to invest and build resources, making that phase an employee market. Many candidates accepted offers only to decline later, significantly hindering our efforts, especially in a startup environment where hiring is often sequential. We adapted by constantly maintaining backup candidates, but it's time-consuming and labor-intensive. The current tech market has shifted dramatically, with numerous qualified and experienced candidates open to pay cuts due to layoffs. While hiring these individuals, especially when they are willing to accept lower salaries and are now within our hiring budget, I grapple with the ethical implications. It feels opportunistic, even though it could be seen as offering support during a difficult time. I’m curious to hear your thoughts. How are you approaching this dilemma? #hiring #layoffs
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STOP HIRING WITHOUT A PLAN 🚨 Many companies grow too fast, chasing short-term goals instead of sustainable strategies. The result? Layoffs, chaos, and reputational damage. But there’s a smarter way to scale that avoids all of this: ✔ Hire a strong core team – Bring on people with the skills and mindset to support your long-term vision. Quality over quantity. ✔ Partner with software vendors – Use external experts to handle surges in demand without overloading your team. It’s flexible, efficient, and cost-effective. ✔ Stay agile with smart outsourcing – This keeps your business lean and ready to adapt without the need for massive hiring (or firing). This strategy isn’t just easier and more cost-effective – it protects your reputation, maintains employee trust, and ensures sustainable growth. More than 130,000 jobs have been cut across 457 companies in 2024. What are your thoughts? Let’s discuss 👇 #Layoffs #TechHiring #SoftwareVendors #ScalableGrowth #FutureOfWork
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The IT hiring landscape is one of contradictions and contrasts, with growth and high salaries on one hand and layoffs on the other. Is your approach keeping up? Take a look at these insights as you continue adjusting your IT talent strategy in a changing world: https://lnkd.in/eEPrJCqh
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Why do people still think that bigger companies mean more job security? More than 80% of tech employee layoffs came from the largest employers according to Layoffs.FYI. The number of tech companies laying off employees has fallen 5 out of 6 of the last quarters allowing some of the backlog of unemployed workers to be absorbed back into the market. With a strong SaaS growth rate and solid investment numbers YTD (especially in AI) creating new headcount, the job market is poised to become quite competitive again in tech. For those looking for work or considering a career transition into tech, I'd encourage you to take a data-driven approach to assessing the risk of working for a startup or scaleup. Evaluate job opportunities for stability based on the length of the runway ($$$ in the bank vs spending), demand for the product, growth rate, customer retention, and leadership. A listing on the stock exchange doesn't tell you as much as some people believe. #saas #hiring #customersuccess
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Sourcing? That’s so 2010… Why are you still playing whack-a-mole with resumes while your competitors are pushing code? Sourcing candidates is wasting your most valuable resource: time. You need a modern approach where finding the right tech talent is streamlined, strategic, and (dare I say it?) almost fun. Forget reactive recruiting. It’s time to attract top-tier talent that aligns with your long-term vision and build a product that shakes up the market. Want to learn how? The details are in the comments! #Hiring #TechHiring #ScaleUp
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If you are hiring in TECH and are worried about resume "gaps" right now you might want to pull your head out of the sand and give a quick look see at the market, presently, and let's say, for the past 4.5 years. We had a little thing called Covid happen; layoffs were massive and the recovery was both uncertain and lengthy. So that covers 2020 and some of 2021. Then mid 2021 we started hiring at an unsustainable rate, like more money for more people, more problems kinda thing. This went on till about mid 2022. For arguments sake lets say November of 2022 is when it started to crumble. More than 250k people in TECH were laid off in 2023. Go ahead fact check me, its true. This obviously flooded the market with talented people and the number of open jobs could not support the number of people looking. So yeah, people have gaps in the resume right now. You can keep your hiring standards, in terms of work history, like it is the year 2015 or you can look past the words on a page (resume) and talk to people; hear their story. In fact you could help put this thing back together again. #workhistory #employmentgaps #layoffs #unemployed #hiringmanager #techhiring
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A comprehensive list of 2023 & 2024 tech layoffs A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2023 and 2024. https://buff.ly/3JSHENT Find more Hiring, Layoff & Job Market Trends at Remote Jobs In HR - buff.ly/3JQMGu6 #Hiring #Layoffs #HiringTrends #HumanResources #JobOpening #Recruiting #TalentManagement #CareerOpportunities #EmploymentTrends #WorkforcePlanning #Unemployment #Jobs #Business #JobCuts #Economy #JobSearch #EmploymentLaw #JobMarketJobSearch #EmploymentLaw
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