Comments on: Hiring Employee #1 http://blog.asmartbear.com/startup-hiring-advice.html Startups + Marketing + Geekery Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:22:03 +0000 hourly 1 By: Guesthttp://blog.asmartbear.com/startup-hiring-advice.html#comment-22450 Guest Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:20:00 +0000 http://blog.asmartbear.com/?p=177#comment-22450 Well, pushing for "friends" efficiently eliminates any diversity, women, minorities and older workers from startups. It takes quite a bit of intelligence to be friends and co-workers with somebody who's different. If the first hires don't happen to be mature and emotionally intelligent (nobody requires them to be), with the next hires it's going to be a replication of "hire-friend-of-a-friend-white-male-3-years-from-graduation-or-otherwise-similar-to-me" culture. Of course, there are always exceptions but given 2 candidates,  the one who's a "club" fit would always have much better chances. Using "she" in the article sound more like a joke.  Well, pushing for “friends” efficiently eliminates any diversity, women, minorities and older workers from startups. It takes quite a bit of intelligence to be friends and co-workers with somebody who’s different. If the first hires don’t happen to be mature and emotionally intelligent (nobody requires them to be), with the next hires it’s going to be a replication of “hire-friend-of-a-friend-white-male-3-years-from-graduation-or-otherwise-similar-to-me” culture. Of course, there are always exceptions but given 2 candidates,  the one who’s a “club” fit would always have much better chances. Using “she” in the article sound more like a joke. 

]]> By: sales jobshttp://blog.asmartbear.com/startup-hiring-advice.html#comment-22439 sales jobs Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:46:00 +0000 http://blog.asmartbear.com/?p=177#comment-22439 thanks, this did make me laugh, but saw the serious side thanks, this did make me laugh, but saw the serious side

]]> By: How to think about Cash vs. Equity Compensation | A Smart Bearhttp://blog.asmartbear.com/startup-hiring-advice.html#comment-22425 How to think about Cash vs. Equity Compensation | A Smart Bear Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:01:23 +0000 http://blog.asmartbear.com/?p=177#comment-22425 [...] financial investment! This might be a good method for computing compensation for employee #10, but hire #1 ought to also be able to substantially affect your chance of success, by changing the slope on the [...] [...] financial investment! This might be a good method for computing compensation for employee #10, but hire #1 ought to also be able to substantially affect your chance of success, by changing the slope on the [...]

]]> By: Laura @ Useful Answershttp://blog.asmartbear.com/startup-hiring-advice.html#comment-22417 Laura @ Useful Answers Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:25:00 +0000 http://blog.asmartbear.com/?p=177#comment-22417 When we were hiring for our business a few years back we were inundated with applications. It was amazing how many people at ridiculous email addresses on their resume. We got things like - idrinktomuch[at]......, ilovesex[at]..... Needless to say that they went straight on the no pile!! Thanks for the great advice! When we were hiring for our business a few years back we were inundated with applications. It was amazing how many people at ridiculous email addresses on their resume. We got things like – idrinktomuch[at]……, ilovesex[at]….. Needless to say that they went straight on the no pile!!

Thanks for the great advice!

]]> By: Nicole Chttp://blog.asmartbear.com/startup-hiring-advice.html#comment-22396 Nicole C Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:41:00 +0000 http://blog.asmartbear.com/?p=177#comment-22396 Well said! We struggled to find the right person and agree that resumes are pretty much useless. We ended up using a company called creammetrics.com to filter people for us.  Best investment we've made in awhile.  Well said! We struggled to find the right person and agree that resumes are pretty much useless. We ended up using a company called creammetrics.com to filter people for us.  Best investment we’ve made in awhile. 

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]]> By: HR Blogposts der Woche - 1/2012 | HR Software Bloghttp://blog.asmartbear.com/startup-hiring-advice.html#comment-22222 HR Blogposts der Woche - 1/2012 | HR Software Blog Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:57:47 +0000 http://blog.asmartbear.com/?p=177#comment-22222 [...] es mit der Arbeitslast nicht mehr zu Recht kommt, wird es Zeit jemanden neues einzustellen. Vom Smartbear Blog gibt es hierzu ein paar sehr interessante und nützliche Tipps. [...] [...] es mit der Arbeitslast nicht mehr zu Recht kommt, wird es Zeit jemanden neues einzustellen. Vom Smartbear Blog gibt es hierzu ein paar sehr interessante und nützliche Tipps. [...]

]]> By: Reading materials for building a digital media startup | cybersam.comhttp://blog.asmartbear.com/startup-hiring-advice.html#comment-22218 Reading materials for building a digital media startup | cybersam.com Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:44:08 +0000 http://blog.asmartbear.com/?p=177#comment-22218 [...] Hiring Employee #1 – Jason Cohen (Recommended) Excellent tips on hiring in an early-stage startup. [...] [...] Hiring Employee #1 – Jason Cohen (Recommended) Excellent tips on hiring in an early-stage startup. [...]

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