” Great aspirations must begin with people who share a direction and a dream. We need such people to lay the first bricks on the road to success.” But how can we find such partners?
Read the following article to learn how to find startup partners.
He started his own venture and looked for his own colleagues. Imitating the model of large businesses, he chose only those he considered the best.
– A has an honors degree in economics, specializing in Marketing.
– B has sales experience across supermarkets during 4 years at university.
– C previously worked in human resources for a foreign company.
A, B and C were chosen because they were capable and talented. Yet after just half a year, the team fell apart because they were NOT A GOOD FIT. A, B and C were so talented that they never listened to anyone else, and conflicts arose. What a headache!
Unlike traditional recruitment, which mainly seeks candidates with strong skills and expertise suited to the job, startups see workplace behavior and the ability to cooperate with colleagues as decisive. Startups have learned through painful experience that knowing how to program does not necessarily mean someone can communicate well with teammates, cooperate and work with colleagues. Frequent conflicts can even disrupt work.
The key to recruitment today is finding candidates who fit the team
Recognizing the power of teamwork, companies now seek candidates compatible with the whole team. Most important is that members share a belief, understand each other’s value, want to work together and feel comfortable doing so. As friendship strengthens, work becomes more effective and relationships more solid in every respect.
Experience it together
On a startup company's founding team, you have to think about carrying out every task with full responsibility. For people eager to learn and explore, these experiences are wonderful, stimulating, and exciting. Sometimes even the pressure feels enjoyable as they gain more skills and experience for personal development.
To overcome these difficulties and pressures, everyone must work together, support each other and stand alongside teammates to handle work as effectively as possible, greatly easing the pressure. The core of recruitment at a startup is ensuring that every member commits to staying with the company throughout its journey.
Set recruitment requirements
Focus only on the 2 most basic requirements:
• First: cultural fit and the ability to learn—the most important factors to prioritize
• Second: skills and experience appropriate to the company’s business model.
The interview process should usually begin with Messenger conversations or phone interviews to assess the first factor. If candidates appear suitable, they are invited to the office for another interview. Let me emphasize that however strong their skills and experience, they will still “FAIL” if their communication, cultural fit and ability to integrate with the team are poor.
We can therefore conclude that in a startup environment, members are like a family, honing skills, learning from experience, working, and growing together. The startup team provides strong support to help the leader develop the company more comprehensively and robustly.
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