Resources

How to hire your first senior leader (and avoid expensive mistakes)

If you’re hiring a senior leader in a startup, you’re not just “filling a vacancy"; you’re unlocking momentum.

Simon Benson · 8 min read

When to cut a bad hire during probation (startup checklist)

When is the right time to say goodbye to a new hire that isn’t working out?

Simon Benson · 6 min read

Recruiter vs DIY hiring: when founder-led hiring stops working

When should you hire a recruiter? Here's what you need to know.

Simon Benson · 5 min read

How to design your first sales commission plan

At early-stage B2B startups, hiring great sales talent can be game-changing, and getting the commission plan right from the start is just as important as hiring the right person.

Simon Benson · 7 min read

Crafting Engaging Job Ads: A Guide to Stand Out in the Talent Marketplace

If you’ve ever written more than a few job ads for your business, you may find that after awhile they can start to sound the same and you could fall into the trap of developing a template that you continually roll out without thinking about the content. Once that happens you lose engagement from your audience and if you want to attract the kind of talent your business needs, your job ads need to be punchy, detailed and stand out from the competition.

Simon Benson · 4 min read

Startup Recruitment Essentials: Navigating Your First Hires Effectively

Along with making your first sale or landing your first customer or client, one of the most exciting milestones for a new startup is making your first hire. Finally, someone other than the original founders will be joining you, helping to make the dream of your future success a reality by putting in the hours and hard work to realise your goals. However, the importance of investing time in this process should not be underestimated. If you thought you’d just place a job ad and sit back and choose from the applicants flooding your inbox, think again.

Simon Benson · 7 min read

Strategies for Inclusive Hiring: Eliminating Unconscious Bias Effectively

What is unconscious bias?

Simon Benson · 5 min read

How to maximise the benefits of your contract workforce

Given the recent uncertainty of the job market in the face of COVID-19, the future of what working life looks like has everyone guessing. There appears to be some agreement that flexible working is here to stay and the traditional 5-day week in an office has had its day, but what about the structure of employment?

Simon Benson · 7 min read

6 tips to improve your hiring process

In an applicant-led market with a skills shortage, businesses need to ensure they’re not only doing everything to attract the best talent, but also that they aren’t making any mistakes in the interview process. This can either be hiring the wrong people or letting the good ones slip through the net.

Simon Benson · 3 min read

How to onboard remotely & increase staff retention

Onboarding is the process of integrating new employees with your business. Helping them to understand the culture, values and practices that will allow them to become an effective member of the team. However, it is more than just setting someone up with an email account, log-in details for your IT systems and giving them the company handbook to read on their first day. When done properly, the process starts at interview stage and continues up until their probation period ends.

Simon Benson · 6 min read

Our founder speaks with the Financial Times

"I was very pleased to sit down with Financial Times last week to discuss the challenges FinTech businesses face in recruiting talent in today's market. Whilst there's a lot of talk about the bigger players making redundancies, there is still plenty of competition among the smaller Series A/Series B companies who are ready to snap up people with experience in scaling businesses."

HealthTech world article

Our founder Simon Benson speaks to HealthTech World about COVID has impacted recruitment in Healthtech and what it means for people looking to work in the sector.

Sifted interview

Our founder Simon Benson shares his thoughts with Sifted to discuss working from home tips and tricks.

Wilson Grey joins Ecologi

Today Wilson Grey joined Ecologi, it's a great step towards a more sustainable business model. As a small team, I feel that Ecologi gives us a viable and scalable solution that places us on the right path, it is by no means the be-all and end-all but it's a start. Ecologi is doing fantastic work not only in helping companies achieve carbon neutrality but also in preserving biodiversity in some of the hardest-hit areas 🐝🌲