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You Can’t Hire a VP That You Don’t Love

You Can’t Hire a VP That You Don’t Love

By Jason M. Lemkin on August 12, 2014

Recently, a good friend of mine running a Hot SaaS Start-up asked me if he should hire a particular VP of Product candidate I knew well.  The team he’d be managing was a big thumbs up on him.  The board was in favor.  And I knew this VP.  This VP is a 10/10. But … it wasn’t […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Entrepreneurship, hiring, SaaS, SaaStr, sales, startups

Where did the 'Human' in Human Resources go?

Where did the ‘Human’ in Human Resources go?

By Brian Sommer on May 8, 2014

Twice in my career, I’ve hired Connie Laughlin. She’s a great HR and Resource Management executive. Interestingly, her last employer has had to downsize and now she’s on the other side of the fence. Instead of hiring others, she’s the one looking for a job. And, she’s noticed something I’ve heard a lot about lately: […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Cover letter, hiring, HR, Human resources, recruiting, recruitment, Résumé, workday

Time is the Enemy of HR (and its Employers)

Time is the Enemy of HR (and its Employers)

By Brian Sommer on January 31, 2014

HR Processes Are Stuck in First Gear – Still Most HR functions have been automated. Tedious, labor-intensive activities such as payroll calculations and benefits administration were automated years ago through combinations of tools such as ERP technology, IVR, standalone HR solutions, etc. For the most part, most HR solutions in use today are still at […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Connect6, HireVue, hiring, hiring process, HR, HRMS, Identified, job market, recruitment | 2 Responses

If Your VP Sales Isn’t Going to Work Out — You’ll Know in 30 Days

If Your VP Sales Isn’t Going to Work Out — You’ll Know in 30 Days

By Jason M. Lemkin on November 6, 2013

We’ve talked a lot on SaaStr about how to make that critical hire: the VP Sales.  I’ve done it right, and I’ve done it wrong.  When it’s good … it’s just so good.  It all clicks.  But when you make a mis-hire, it’s about the worst mis-hire you can make.  Because you’ll lose not just […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Entrepreneurship, hiring, SaaS, SaaStr, sales, startups | 1 Response

Salaries rising, hiring heating up, and less relevant salary surveys

Salaries rising, hiring heating up, and less relevant salary surveys

By Brian Sommer on July 19, 2013

“Psst … hey buddy, can I interest you in changing employers for a nice signing bonus?” In HR circles, there’s been a great argument going on for years about the War for Talent. Essentially, there are those lamenting the lack of trained personnel for key roles. Some people blame schools/educators (for not teaching market-relevant skills), […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Employment, hiring, Skill, The war for talent

Startup Lessons Learned: Hiring

Startup Lessons Learned: Hiring

By Jeff Nolan on July 9, 2013

I spent 3 years at Get Satisfaction, going from around 10 employees to 70′ish at the peak. Leaving was not an easy choice but after 3 years I needed to do something different, not better just different; I detailed my reasons and next move here. After much contemplation I decided to write a blog post […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Companies, Entrepreneurship, Get Satisfaction, gslessons, hiring, Management, startups | 6 Responses

By The Time You Give Them a Raise, They’re Already Out The Door

By The Time You Give Them a Raise, They’re Already Out The Door

By Jason M. Lemkin on May 14, 2013

There’s an endless amount written on the ‘net about hiring Rockstars.  Finding them, not settling, and all that.  That you need to spend 20%+ of time recruiting (I said that myself here).  That the #1 most important thing you can do is put together a great team.  Which is absolutely true. But the #2 most […]

Posted in Business | Tagged compensation, Entrepreneurship, hiring, SaaS, SaaStr, startups | 1 Response

IT Jobs Recovery Continues, Picks Up Steam

IT Jobs Recovery Continues, Picks Up Steam

By Dennis Moore on May 10, 2011

There have been a spate of news stories in the IT press covering the state of IT hiring. Once a quarter or so, I look at the job posts in Dice.com across many different keywords – a useful proxy for the IT hiring market at least for the U. S. Three months ago, IT hiring […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged hiring, job market, jobs, news, recovery | 8 Responses

Friday Rant: Apple & Beyond – Hiring the Right People to Preclude Procurement Fraud

Friday Rant: Apple & Beyond – Hiring the Right People to Preclude Procurement Fraud

By Jason Busch on August 20, 2010

Procurement fraud is a topic that continues to gain increasing attention, albeit in a quiet sort of way. I am hearing about it more and more, from headline grabbing stories such as this one highlighting employee fraud and IP thef…

Posted in Business | Tagged apple, ethics, Fraud, hiring, procurement

Startups Need Starters

Startups Need Starters

By Bob Warfield on April 13, 2010

Just a short post for my Helpstream Learnings series today: Reading 37Signals latest book, “Rework“, has crystalized a few thoughts I’d been having since Helpstream.  It’s a great read, BTW, if you haven’t already checked it out. This particular post is about Starters.  The authors of Rework want to drop the term “entrepreneur” and switch to […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged 37signals, Entrepreneurship, Helpstream, hiring, startups, strategy, venture | 1 Response

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