Okay, so the costs of hiring the WRONG person are enormous... so it
makes sense to hire well, and spend all the time that's required to
do this... but given that we're hiring for both BD and engineering
roles, it's startling just how much time the process consumes. But
it's a good problem to have, so no complaints from me.
My only irritation? People who should know better... so, we put up a
job posting on LinkedIn (which looks like a very cool service,
especially the reference-checking component) and have received CV's
from some fantastic candidates... but we've also received CV's from
people who are clearly not a fit for the role (i.e. if the last three
jobs on your CV include being a system / network administrator,
applying for a BD/Sales/Marketing role may not be the best idea), and
should know better.
Oh, and while we have a few fav's in the pipeline, if you happen to
know some super smart people looking to work at a great startup,
solving hard problems, and working with great customers, feel free to
let us know. We're looking for :
- BD/Sales/Marketing
- scary-smart developers
- super-scary-smart algorithms guru's, preferably with a solid math &
AI background
