Comments on: Adventures in Hiring for a Startup http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/ Philip Jacob's web page Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:59:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: gabs http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-9616 gabs Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:37:41 +0000 http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/#comment-9616 And, i forgot to mention, posting is free for a 30 days listing ! And, i forgot to mention, posting is free for a 30 days listing !

]]> By: gabs http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-9615 gabs Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:36:21 +0000 http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/#comment-9615 You may want to try out freshwebjobs.com, especially for design & development jobs. It's a very young job board ( about 45 days old) and it is targeting only web professionals, focusing on new trends and web standards "lovers" :) You may want to try out freshwebjobs.com, especially for design & development jobs. It’s a very young job board ( about 45 days old) and
it is targeting only web professionals, focusing on new trends and web standards “lovers” :)

]]> By: Tom Dimmick http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-8360 Tom Dimmick Tue, 19 Dec 2006 21:08:38 +0000 http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/#comment-8360 Hello Mr. Jacob; I think that if you were to contact an executive recruiter the first thing they might want you to do is to complete a very detailed but concise recruiting specification. One page in length should be sufficient. Next, they might want to know what schools you would find particularly appealing in terms of the type of education the candidate may have received. Depending on the years of experience and the compensation requirements of your firm, you might find that posting to the career services of the universities (usually at no cost) will produce the desired candidates with the only costs, your time to create the recruiting specifications and posting them to the career site. Regards -- Tom Dimmick DK Search, Inc. 570-696-5630 Hello Mr. Jacob;

I think that if you were to contact an executive recruiter the first thing they might want you to do is to complete a very detailed but concise recruiting specification. One page in length should be sufficient. Next, they might want to know what schools you would find particularly appealing in terms of the type of education the candidate may have received. Depending on the years of experience and the compensation requirements of your firm, you might find that posting to the career services of the universities (usually at no cost) will produce the desired candidates with the only costs, your time to create the recruiting specifications and posting them to the career site.

Regards –

Tom Dimmick
DK Search, Inc.
570-696-5630

]]> By: Ben Ryan http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-8056 Ben Ryan Wed, 13 Dec 2006 03:55:14 +0000 http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/#comment-8056 I find it amusing there are no business dev or marketing people who viewed 37Signals and thus, "get it", largely because it's on par with my experience (of them not getting it). Anyway, you could also try the jobs board at australian in front - though I guess it depends how wide a net you want to cast. For within the US I think your approach was dead on target. I'm glad Mr Moll is doing a jobs board now. I find it amusing there are no business dev or marketing people who viewed 37Signals and thus, “get it”, largely because it’s on par with my experience (of them not getting it).

Anyway, you could also try the jobs board at australian in front – though I guess it depends how wide a net you want to cast. For within the US I think your approach was dead on target.

I’m glad Mr Moll is doing a jobs board now.

]]> By: Doodles http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-7999 Doodles Mon, 11 Dec 2006 01:58:45 +0000 http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/#comment-7999 So, YOU'RE whirlycott, huh? I found this page while serching for Uber and figured I should stop by and thank you for helping Bart fix Uber's servers last year. So thanks. So, YOU’RE whirlycott, huh? I found this page while serching for Uber and figured I should stop by and thank you for helping Bart fix Uber’s servers last year. So thanks.

]]> By: Gregor J. Rothfuss http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-7588 Gregor J. Rothfuss Tue, 28 Nov 2006 02:01:23 +0000 http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/#comment-7588 <strong>ebituaries...</strong> my buddy phil created ebituaries: The Final Homepage of Dead Dot-Coms. consider:etoys (who is your daddy?)six degrees (social networks are so 2000)...... ebituaries…

my buddy phil created ebituaries: The Final Homepage of Dead Dot-Coms. consider:etoys (who is your daddy?)six degrees (social networks are so 2000)……

]]> By: Gregor J. Rothfuss http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-7587 Gregor J. Rothfuss Tue, 28 Nov 2006 01:42:34 +0000 http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/#comment-7587 <strong>eNormicom!...</strong> Is your company having an e-dentity crisis? Then you need the eNormicom Image Bucket Program (via phil)...... eNormicom!…

Is your company having an e-dentity crisis? Then you need the eNormicom Image Bucket Program (via phil)……

]]> By: Meaghan Joynt http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-6522 Meaghan Joynt Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:50:18 +0000 http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/#comment-6522 Hello Mr. Jacob: Would you like to try out your Biz Dev job on ExecuNet? Typically it's $199, but I will give it to you as a courtesy - maybe we can help. Check out our website and give me a call. Thanks! Regards, Meaghan Joynt Account Executive 800-637-3126 ext. 136 Hello Mr. Jacob:

Would you like to try out your Biz Dev job on ExecuNet?
Typically it’s $199, but I will give it to you as a courtesy – maybe we can help.
Check out our website and give me a call. Thanks!

Regards,
Meaghan Joynt
Account Executive
800-637-3126 ext. 136

]]> By: Jake Shapiro blogs sometimes. » links for 2006-10-30 http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-6507 Jake Shapiro blogs sometimes. » links for 2006-10-30 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:19:57 +0000 http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/#comment-6507 [...] Whirlycott / Philip Jacob » Adventures in Hiring for a Startup Phil documents his adventure in hiring. Maybe it’s time to start hirefeed.com where you can use the nifty SF bookmarklet to snipe profiles of interest from around the web… (tags: startup stylefeeder phil jobs) [...] [...] Whirlycott / Philip Jacob » Adventures in Hiring for a Startup Phil documents his adventure in hiring. Maybe it’s time to start hirefeed.com where you can use the nifty SF bookmarklet to snipe profiles of interest from around the web… (tags: startup stylefeeder phil jobs) [...]

]]> By: Marion Newman http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-6463 Marion Newman Sat, 28 Oct 2006 20:44:05 +0000 http://www.whirlycott.com/phil/2006/10/28/adventures-in-hiring-for-a-startup/#comment-6463 I believe the method you used to find good talent was well thought out and clearly effective. I happen to be one of those freelance developers that responded to your post and found you via 37signals. In addition to freelance development, however, I also have a few products that are sold business to consumer and have experienced the trials of finding good developers, consultants, etc. as well. With that in mind, although the option to use 37ignals and authenticjobs are more expensive I believe the talent you will find there is worth the cost. (This coming from someone who is not necessarily a fan of 37signals). The truth is, those individuals that find you via 37signals or authenticjobs likely "get it" and are probably on the cutting-edge in regards to their prospective skill sets. As a start-up or small company it is imperative to find good, ideally, exceptional talent. In a game where "Surviving is Succeeding," it is necessary to seek out this talent because the reality is such talent is hard to find. So when you do find someone, the return on your initial investment is exponential. Therefore, considering the audience of 37signals and authentic jobs...I believe it is worth paying extra for the caliber of resumes. I believe the method you used to find good talent was well thought out and clearly effective. I happen to be one of those freelance developers that responded to your post and found you via 37signals. In addition to freelance development, however, I also have a few products that are sold business to consumer and have experienced the trials of finding good developers, consultants, etc. as well.

With that in mind, although the option to use 37ignals and authenticjobs are more expensive I believe the talent you will find there is worth the cost. (This coming from someone who is not necessarily a fan of 37signals). The truth is, those individuals that find you via 37signals or authenticjobs likely “get it” and are probably on the cutting-edge in regards to their prospective skill sets.

As a start-up or small company it is imperative to find good, ideally, exceptional talent. In a game where “Surviving is Succeeding,” it is necessary to seek out this talent because the reality is such talent is hard to find. So when you do find someone, the return on your initial investment is exponential. Therefore, considering the audience of 37signals and authentic jobs…I believe it is worth paying extra for the caliber of resumes.

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