Hiring early career professionals in StartUps

StartUp hiring trends, challenges and opportunities explored.

Remote Working

The determined rise in nomad workers continues. 82% of job seekers on some sites are looking for fully or partially remote roles and won’t consider roles that require them to attend the office in person. For some employers this works; for others it presents challenges. StartUps need to carefully consider what they need from their team and then be upfront and unapologetic about their expectations.

Upskilling

When talent walks through your door you must make sure it doesn’t walk right out again, says Intrinsic. Training has long been a priority at the big corporates but now candidates prioritise this when joining StartUps as well. Make sure you have a progression and upskilling plan in place.

Diversity and inclusion

Making sure you have an effective funnel for new hires is essential. You want to draw from the broadest possible starting point to make sure you find the right balance in your team. This means actively seeking out diversity at the start of your recruitment drive. Engaging in different marketplaces is an important part of the process.

Efficiencies and costs

Once you’ve got that wide funnel setup you want to cut it back down again sharpish! Use the right tools and guiding principles to quickly reduce the number of candidates you are considering. At Libra Careers, we use Clevry to assess candidates. Join our next cohort to meet pre-qualified graduates yourself.

As the economic environment becomes tougher, you’ll need to keep an eye on your hiring costs. Working with a fixed-fee recruiter (like us!) can help.

Difficult roles

Whilst some of your vacancies will almost fill themselves others can prove more tricky. The harder the role, the bigger the funnel you’ll need. Better yet, work with us and we can create that funnel and present you only with pre-qualified candidates.

Best practices

1.     Time it right – start recruiting in plenty of time; ideally 8 weeks before you need the new starter.

2.     Build it right – get the overall balance of your team right.

3.     Attract the best – work on how you present your opportunities.