In my last blog post, I discussed the changing role of the corporate recruiter. While I touched upon the importance of talent management to companies of all sizes, recruiting for startup hotspots such as Boston, Silicon Valley, and NYC often require more time and more skill, since the talent market is increasingly competitive and aggressive.…
Read Full Article about The Case for Hiring an Internal RecruiterWhile at work, I receive and make far fewer unexpected phone calls now than I did 4 years ago. In fact, almost every unexpected call I receive is a sales call, and is not someone I am working with or a candidate following up on an application. It seems that the way we as a society handle…
Read Full Article about Stop Telephonin' MeWe are in the process of launching a new Careers page on OpenView’s site, and we think this reboot will drive more traffic to open positions at both the firm and our portfolio companies. Previously, our Taleo-driven page included the positions which OpenView Labs is providing recruiting support for to our portfolio companies, and linked…
Read Full Article about Renovating Your Careers PageIf you provide recruiting support to your expansion stage company, you know that when looking at applicants, the first step is to read their resumes. But, with a stack of resumes in front of you, where do you start? If you have a large number of applicants (lucky you!), the best way to gain perspective of…
Read Full Article about Hiring Tips: The Resume Quick ScanA study in late 2010 by Jobvite found that nearly two-thirds of America’s workforce (some 77.5 million people) was ready to leave for another job. If, while involved in startup recruitment initiatives it is common for you to post a job description to job boards and wait for resumes to come in, listen up! Don’t forget…
Read Full Article about Key Motivators of Passive Job SeekersChances are, unless you are a full-time recruiter (and maybe even if you are!), you are not fully utilizing LinkedIn‘s potential when it comes to networking to find top candidates. As anyone who has provided recruiting support to expansion stage companies knows, without a large candidate database and a brand name behind them, more work…
Read Full Article about Hiring Managers: Are you getting the most out of LinkedIn?This has been a big year for OpenView Venture Partners, OpenView Labs, and the People team! Throughout the past year, I worked directly with management teams at many of OpenView’s thirteen expansion stage portfolio companies to offer hiring tips and to support and lead startup recruitment initiatives. Here are Five of the People team’s accomplishments in 2010……
Read Full Article about Happy Hiring: Signing off for 2010Even when a candidate interviews well for a job, the hiring manager is still likely to provide the recruiter with some constructive feedback. When it’s a minor criticism or concern, a re-direct can highly increase the candidate’s chances of getting the position. A re-direct consists of the recruiter sharing the hiring manager’s feedback with the candidate immediately…
Read Full Article about The Re-Direct: Unethical Recruitment ContinuedCatcher : Glove Blogger : Computer Mrs Tiger Woods : 9 Iron Recruiter : Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Recruiting would be virtually impossible without an applicant tracking system. Not only does a system like Taleo (our preferred choice at OpenView Labs) help companies keep track of candidates’ resumes and their current status during the interview process, but an ATS also saves organizations…
Read Full Article about Giving Thanks for SaaS Business Tools: Applicant Tracking SystemsThank Goodness for LinkedIn! Since I provide recruiting support to expansion stage technology companies, I am always looking for new talent and LinkedIn has proven to be an extremely valuable business tool for me. LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, with over 85 million users, about half of which are in the U.S. Below are the…
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