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Try Hiring the Next Seth Godin

A recent article by Zoli Erdos really got me to thinking about startup hiring. The article was titled "Startups: Executive Hiring Challenges or Beware of the Suits".

Microsoft Causes Fresh Facebook Hiring Problem

Several people have left Google to work for Facebook, and one of the main reasons behind their departure may have been the social network’s stock options.  Due to Microsoft’s recent investment, however, such departures could stop.

Google Still On a Hiring Binge

I support Google’s relaxed dress code.  But given all the hiring the company’s doing, I’d recommend one tweak: name tags.  Google added over 2,100 employees this last quarter, making it seemingly impossible for anybody to keep track of anything.

Getting Better Employees Than Google

Google offers its employees an amazing collection of perks, but other companies need workers, too, and those companies don’t want to deal exclusively with Mountain View’s leftovers.  So Forbes’s Brian Caulfield figured out several ways to compete with Google during the hiring process.

Judging An Employee By Her Search Results

I'm hesitant to bring this up because it puts me at risk of being dropped into the Pollyanna Pond – business and idealism just don't mix, I'm told. But I wonder if employers are missing out on some exceptional talent because of snap judgments and preconceived notions about job candidates.

Hiring a Vertical Web Design Company

First off, a definition: a vertical Web design company works exclusively in one industry, be it travel, hospitals, or cookie cutting. A horizontal Web design company works with a wide range of companies in different industries or sectors. Recently, a few prospects had been weighing our services against the services of a vertical vendor and asked me to explain why they shouldn't go with a Web design and Internet marketing company that focuses specifically--in these cases--plastic surgeons or law firms.

Companies Need Creative Hiring Solutions

I just took a web design survey. It took me less than four minutes, if that, thanks to the multiple choice options and easy questions. What slowed me down was the chance to speak up about women, driving long distances to work and single parenting.

TechCrunch UK Returns

So TechCrunch UK is planning to relaunch on June 1. Part of the prep is hiring a new editor.

Startup Hiring Pointers

I’ve been in the startup business for a pretty long time now.  One of the things that I’ve found hardest to do is find and recruit exceptionally talented individuals.  This is not particularly surprising, I think all businesses (big and small, young and old) have this challenge.  However, I think this challenge is particularly acute for startups. 5 Quick Pointers On Startup Hiring

Hiring an Ideas Guy

As more and more content is created there are more publishers than there are good ideas, which means publishers are hungry to spread the few good ideas that exist. What separates a profitable channel from a money loser is typically two things: ideas and execution. Because I have been posting about a more diverse set of topics sometimes outside of SEO I get asked lots of business strategy questions.