Getting From Employee 5 to 50 - A Startup Hiring Guide
Build an ambitious hiring plan to grow your team for success
Your first five hires pretty much chose themselves. (“You’ll give this your all? Okay, you’re in!”) But getting from 5 to 50? The math checks out: it can feel 10 times harder. To grow your team for lasting success, you’ll need the best tools and analytics and you’ll need to be systematic. This thorough introduction to hiring for startups will help get you started, and guide you on your journey to 50 and beyond. Bon voyage!
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About the authors
Rob Long
VP Partnerships
Rob Long is VP Partnerships at Workable. He's a former recruiter who writes mostly about hiring best practice. He tweets @_roblong.
JOHN CHRISTOPOULOS
Marketing Manager
John is a former member of the Workable team. He previously worked for leading digital agency OgilvyOne WorldWide Athens. When not online, he pretends to be a decent basketball player.
ELENI KOURMENTZA
Head of Workable People Operations
Eleni Kourmentza is a former head of Workable People Operations or as her colleagues call her the ‘happiness manager’. Apart from from drafting CVs for almost everyone she meets, she enjoys long walks and talks.
About the editor
DANIEL HOWDEN
VP of Communications
Daniel Howden is the former VP of Comms at Workable. He writes about the ideas shaping the world of work. He was formerly with the Economist and Guardian. He tweets @daniel_howden.
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We have reduced our cost per hire by 54%, reduced our agency utilization, increased our employee referrals by 3x, and also improved our process flows and communications with candidates.
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We all found it really easy to set up; straightforward and transparent. Being able to use it from Day One with no training was a real bonus for us as we desperately needed to start hiring and building our team.
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