#TalentBuzz: Recent Episodes
Samuli Salonen
TalentBuzz is a podcast about how SaaS companies do their Talent Acquisition. Listen to stories from fast-growing SaaS companies like Supermetrics, HubSpot & many more!
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In this episode, host Samuli Salonen from TalentBee sits down with Johannes Midtbö, founder of Populum, to explore the journey behind building an HR tech company that focuses on continuous employee engagement. Johannes shares the key moments that inspired him to launch Populum and offers insights into the world of HR data, recruitment, and employee retention.
Episode Highlights:
- The founding of Populum: How Johannes’ experience at Swedbank and Accenture inspired him to create an HR tech platform focused on continuous employee engagement.
- Why organizations spend so much on recruitment but often overlook retention: How Populum helps companies avoid this costly mistake.
- The importance of clarity in organizations: How clear communication reduces stress and boosts engagement, and why it's often the easiest thing to fix.
- Recruitment lessons: Johannes’ learnings on why seniority matters in sales and how to balance junior and senior talent in different roles.
- Populum’s acquisition journey: The strategic partnership with Catalyst One, the benefits of transparency during times of change, and how to maintain employee morale through open communication.
Join us for a deep dive into how leveraging HR data and creating clarity can transform organizational success, and learn from Johannes' practical tips for scaling a company, retaining talent, and navigating major transitions like acquisitions.
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In this episode, we delve into the fascinating world of quantum computing and talent acquisition with Jan Goetz, CEO & Co-Founder of IQM Quantum Computers. Join us as we uncover how IQM is scaling globally while navigating the challenges of building a deep-tech company from scratch.
Episode Highlights:
- IQM’s mission to develop quantum computers and why they are crucial for solving complex, real-world problems.
- The early days of IQM and how Jan and his co-founders built the company from a university research project into a global leader in quantum computing.
- Assembling the right team for deep-tech innovation: the balance between technical expertise and a commercial mindset.
- Navigating the challenges of maintaining company culture across global teams and multiple offices.
- Hiring strategies for rapid growth: How IQM pre-planned their first hires even before securing funding.
- The unique challenges and opportunities of leading a company through the COVID era and how to keep teams connected and aligned.
Join us for an insightful conversation with Jan Goetz, where we explore the intersection of cutting-edge technology, talent acquisition, and global team management at IQM.
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In today's episode, we delve into the dynamics of building effective teams and fostering a strong company culture with our special guest, Celine Fosse, CMO and Co-founder of Niimblr. Join us as we explore the key aspects of talent acquisition and leadership in the SaaS industry.
Episode Highlights:
- The Journey of Founding Niimblr: Insights into Celine's background and the founding story of Niimblr, a B2B SaaS company.
- Diverse Co-Founder Dynamics: How diverse perspectives among co-founders can enhance decision-making and company growth.
- The Importance of Culture Fit: Understanding what culture fit means and how it impacts the hiring process and company success.
- Hiring for Life, Not Just the Job: The value of nurturing long-term relationships with employees and the benefits it brings.
- Transparency in Recruitment: The role of transparency in building trust and setting clear expectations with potential hires.
- Behavior vs. Experience: Why hiring for the right mindset and behavior can be more crucial than focusing solely on experience.
Join us for an insightful conversation with Celine as we uncover the secrets to building successful teams, fostering a positive culture, and the importance of long-term professional relationships in the SaaS industry.
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In this episode, we dive into the world of Sales Development Representatives (SDRs) with our special guest, Jarno Lehikoinen from Heeros. Join us as we explore the journey of building an in-house SDR team, the challenges faced, and the strategies employed to ensure success.
Episode Highlights:
- Introduction to Jarno Lehikoinen and Heeros: Learn about Jarno's extensive background in sales and the role of Heeros in providing business-critical financial and payroll software.
- Transition from External Partners to In-House SDRs: Discover the reasons behind Heeros' decision to bring the SDR function in-house after experiencing declining quality with external partners.
- Hiring Strategy: Insights into the process of hiring SDRs in pairs, defining the right candidate profile, and navigating the challenges of finding experienced SDRs who are not looking to immediately transition to account executive roles.
- Effective Recruitment Process: Explore the streamlined recruitment process, the importance of feedback, and how to balance validation and selling the opportunity to candidates.
- Compensation and Incentive Models: Understand the chosen salary model and the criteria set to ensure the quality of booked meetings.
- Onboarding and Training: Learn about the practical onboarding process at Heeros, focusing on one product at a time and getting SDRs operational quickly.
- Early Success Indicators: Review the initial results and effectiveness of the in-house SDR team compared to previous external partners.
Join us for an insightful conversation with Jarno Lehikoinen as we uncover the secrets to building a successful SDR function and the impact it can have on a company's growth and efficiency.
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In this episode, we delve into the exciting world of remote work and talent acquisition with our special guest, Ken Weary from Hostaway. Join us as we explore the dynamics of building a distributed team, the challenges and benefits of a nomadic lifestyle, and the latest trends in recruitment.
Episode Highlights:
- Ken's Journey to Digital Nomadism: From corporate America to traveling the world with his family, learn about Ken's unique path and how it shaped his career.
- Building a Remote-First Company: Hostaway's approach to maintaining equity, transparency, and effective communication across a globally distributed team.
- Effective Use of Communication Tools: Practical examples of how Hostaway uses Slack and other tools to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing.
- Meeting Management in Remote Teams: Strategies for optimizing meeting schedules to respect different time zones and avoid unnecessary meetings.
- Trends in Talent Acquisition: Insights into the current job market, employer branding, and the importance of a strong company culture.
- Compensation Strategies: Navigating the complexities of adjusting salaries based on geographical location and maintaining fairness.
- Retention in Remote Work: Identifying signs of disengagement and the importance of career development and growth opportunities.
Join us for an insightful conversation with Ken Weary as we uncover the secrets to thriving in a remote work environment and attracting top talent in today's competitive market.
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In this episode, we delve into the nuances of SaaS sales recruitment with our special guest, Sara Archer, VP of Sales at ChartMogul. Join us as we uncover the strategies that have helped ChartMogul build a successful, data-driven sales team.
Episode Highlights:
- The balance of speed and strategy in hiring: Insights from Sara’s experience with a 41-day hire cycle.
- Treating recruitment like a sales process: The importance of continuous candidate engagement and pipeline building.
- Leveraging both inbound and outbound recruitment methods: How to attract top talent while proactively reaching out to potential candidates.
- Building a strong employer brand: The role of company and personal branding in drawing top-tier sales professionals.
- Employee advocacy and transparent communication: Encouraging team participation in branding and maintaining honesty in selling job opportunities.
- Evaluating candidates effectively: Key indicators such as writing clarity, technical competency, and speed in execution.
- Post-hire evaluation and early success: Assessing new hires' performance and ensuring they fit well within the team.
Join us for an in-depth conversation with Sara, as we explore the intricacies of building a high-performing sales team in the SaaS industry, balancing proactive and reactive recruitment strategies, and fostering a transparent and engaging hiring process.
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In today's episode, we delve into the transformative world of talent acquisition with our special guest, Erika Ekstam from OneLab. Join us as we explore the essential tools and strategies that are shaping the future of recruitment.
Episode Highlights:
- Erika's journey in HR and the mission of OneLab in enhancing employee health and wellbeing.
- The critical role of ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems) in modern recruitment and when to invest in one.
- Balancing applications and headhunting: How to efficiently manage both aspects using ATS.
- The impact of AI in recruitment: Enhancing efficiency, reducing bias, and improving candidate experience.
- Best practices for integrating hiring managers into the ATS process to streamline recruitment.
- Building talent pipelines and the importance of proactive recruitment strategies.
- Key metrics to track in ATS: Time to fill, source of candidates, and linking retention to recruitment sources.
Join us for an insightful conversation with Erika, as we uncover actionable tips and forward-thinking approaches to recruitment in the SaaS industry.
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🎙️ Welcome to #TalentBuzz 🐝In this episode, we're joined by Teemu Uotila, the dynamic COO of Quanscient, to delve into the monumental challenge of scaling a tech enterprise globally. We explore the strategic intricacies of building a diverse team culture, the nuances of international growth, and the pioneering intersection of quantum technology and talent acquisition.Episode Highlights:✅ The Genesis of Quanscient: Teemu shares the foundation story of Quanscient and its ambitious journey from a small team to a global powerhouse.✅ Crafting a Global Brand Story: Insights into the multi-layered approach to storytelling for employees, customers, and stakeholders, fostering a culture of diversity and innovation.✅ Strategies for International Talent Acquisition: The challenges and solutions in recruiting a global team, from local representation to evaluating candidates remotely.✅ Building a Robust Organizational Culture: How Quanscient navigates the complexities of scaling its team while maintaining a cohesive culture and operational integrity.✅ Navigating Leadership Challenges in a Startup: Teemu discusses the balance between current operational demands and strategic planning for future growth.Join us for an enlightening conversation with Teemu as we dissect the art and science of global talent acquisition, the future of work in tech, and the balance between human intuition and technological innovation in building a global team.Make sure to follow #TalentBuzz on Spotify. 🎧
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We are joined by Johan Odén from Mediaflow Europe AB, as we delve into the transformative approach of servant leadership within the SaaS industry. Uncover the intricate balance of guiding teams towards innovation and growth while fostering an environment of trust, humility, and purpose.
Episode Highlights:
- Understanding servant leadership: Beyond management, into inspiring and growing with your team.
- Remote work and its impact on leadership styles: How Mediaflow's hybrid model is paving the way.
- The critical role of building trust and collaboration in remote and diverse teams.
- Empowering employees: Why letting people choose their growth paths creates a more vibrant and innovative company culture.
- The necessity of leading with humility and listening for the unsaid, to drive forward creativity and ownership.
- Service to a higher purpose: How connecting personal values with the company's mission can fuel passion and performance.
- Johan shares his personal journey and insights on developing a servant leadership mindset, emphasizing the importance of adding value to employees' lives for overall organizational success.
Join us for an inspiring dialogue with Johan, as we explore the essence of servant leadership and its profound impact on SaaS companies. Discover the actionable steps towards creating a nurturing, empowering, and purpose-driven workplace.
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🎙️ Welcome back to #TalentBuzz 🐝, your go-to podcast for insights into the tech industry's talent landscape. In this episode, join your host Samuli Salonen from TalentBee as we dive into the strategies behind scaling a tech company with our distinguished guest, Emilie Sørgård Anderssen, the Vice President of People Operations at SalesScreen.
Discover the delicate balance between growth and profitability in the SaaS sector, the art of combining teams for unified success, and the emerging importance of employer branding in attracting top talent. SalesScreen's journey from a bootstrapped startup to a profitable entity offers invaluable lessons on adapting hiring strategies to market demands and the crucial role of employer branding in today's competitive landscape.
Episode Highlights:
- The evolution from growth at all costs to sustainable profitability: SalesScreen's strategic pivot in response to market changes.
- Building cohesive teams: Strategies for cross-functional collaboration and alignment towards common goals.
- Employer branding as a cornerstone of modern recruitment: A deep dive into SalesScreen's approach to attracting and retaining top talent.
- The role of leadership in decision-making: Balancing departmental needs with the company's overall growth strategy.
- Insightful perspectives on future hiring trends and the potential impact of market shifts on recruitment practices.
Don't miss this enlightening conversation with Emilie, as we uncover the pillars of success for tech companies in the current economic climate. Stay tuned for actionable insights and the unveiling of SalesScreen's unique employee value proposition.
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In this episode, Elin Flipp, Chief People Officer at Puzzle, discusses the importance of taking time in recruitment and finding the right candidates.
She emphasizes the need to invest time in the hiring process to ensure a good culture fit and reduce turnover. Elin also highlights the significance of providing a positive candidate experience, including timely feedback and transparency.
She shares strategies for creating a good candidate experience, such as involving employees in the feedback process and maintaining open communication. Additionally, Elin addresses the challenges of retention and the importance of balancing the selling of opportunities with transparency about the company's challenges.
Takeaways
- Take the time to find the right candidates and ensure a good culture fit.
- Provide a positive candidate experience by offering timely feedback and transparency.
- Involve employees in the feedback process and maintain open communication.
- Balance selling the opportunity with transparency about the company's challenges.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Puzzle and Elin Flipp
01:13 The Importance of Taking Time in Recruitment
04:14 Balancing Urgency and Finding the Perfect Candidate
06:15 Creating a Good Candidate Experience
07:27 The Basics of Candidate Experience
08:01 Involving Candidates in the Feedback Process
09:24 The Role of Talent Managers in Candidate Experience
10:11 Providing Personalized Feedback to Candidates
11:09 Determining the Level of Feedback for Applicants
12:57 Involving Hiring Managers in the Recruitment Process
13:28 Using Personalized Feedback Videos
14:13 The Benefits of Personalized Feedback
15:42 The Impact of Candidate Experience on Purchase Decisions
16:11 The Long-Term Effects of Candidate Experience
17:18 The Importance of Employee Engagement and Happiness
18:26 Working with Employees to Improve Engagement
20:22 Balancing Selling the Opportunity with Transparency
24:13 The Impact of Recruitment on Retention
25:12 Finding the Balance in Selling the Opportunity
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In this special 50th episode celebration, we sit down with Robin Choy, the innovative mind behind HireSweet, to delve into the transformative strategies shaping the future of talent acquisition in the SaaS domain. Discover how HireSweet's unique approach to recruitment CRM and talent marketplace is redefining the recruitment landscape.
Episode Highlights:
- Behind HireSweet's Vision: Unpacking the creation and evolution of HireSweet's pioneering products in the recruitment space.
- Challenges and Solutions in Modern Recruitment: Robin shares his insights on overcoming common recruitment challenges with systematic and personalized outreach strategies.
- The Human Touch in Automation: A critical look at the balance between automating recruitment processes and maintaining personal connections with candidates.
- Effective Outreach Techniques: Strategies for enhancing communication with potential candidates, including multi-channel outreach and the importance of follow-ups.
- Value Proposition in Recruitment: Shifting the narrative to focus on the candidate's career growth and potential, making them the hero of their journey.
- Building Long-term Relationships: The significance of nurturing talent and cultivating lasting relationships in the recruitment industry.
- Insights on 'I'm Not Interested' Responses: Transforming disinterest into opportunities for engagement and understanding.
Join us for a compelling conversation with Robin, as we explore actionable tips for talent acquisition professionals and the key learnings from HireSweet's success. This episode is a treasure trove for anyone looking to elevate their talent acquisition strategies in the competitive SaaS market.
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In this conversation, Esko Mertsalmi, the former CEO & Co-Founder of Unikie, discusses various topics related to business growth, talent acquisition, and company culture.
He shares insights on the bottlenecks faced by Finnish companies in international business, the challenges of recruiting senior tech talent, and the importance of building a strong company culture.
Esko also explains the principles of lean methodology and the need to transition from founder-led to team-led operations as a company grows. He concludes by discussing the challenges of rapid growth and the importance of developing a scalable system.
Key Takeaways:
✅ Finnish companies face bottlenecks in international business and can learn from advanced countries like Silicon Valley, Israel, South Korea, and Japan.
✅ Recruiting senior tech talent is easier during times of market abundance, but it is important to have a clear positioning and conduct talent research to attract the right people.
✅ Building and leading a strong company culture requires a balance between defining values and empowering employees to use their expertise.
✅ Lean methodology involves visualizing the layout of the system, implementing a uniform toolchain, and focusing on optimizing customer satisfaction and employee experience.
✅ As a company grows, it is important to transition from founder-led to team-led operations and delegate responsibilities to outside management to ensure scalability and growth.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Background
03:22 Bottlenecks in Finland's International Business
07:44 Recruiting Senior Tech Talent
19:17 Building and Leading Company Culture
26:23 Understanding Lean Methodology
32:58 Transitioning from Founder-led to Team-led
38:26 Bringing in Outside Management
44:15 Challenges of Rapid Growth
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Today, we delve into the critical first hundred days of a Chief People Officer with our guest, Anna Aarnisalo from CADMATIC. Anna shares her journey of transition, the challenges and learnings from her extensive career in human resources, and the unique perspectives gained from her recent role.
Episode Highlights:
- The transition experience from Sympa to CADMATIC: The challenges and opportunities of joining a new company as a Chief People Officer.
- Inside Anna's first 100 days: Understanding company culture, setting priorities, and aligning with business goals.
- The strategic role of HR in driving business growth: Balancing employee retention, company culture, and innovation.
- Anna's approach to HR: Leveraging data and technology to enhance HR processes and employee experiences.
- The power of effective goal setting: How Anna navigates the complexities of a multinational company.
- Valuable insights on retention strategies, cultural shifts, and the evolving role of HR in today's dynamic business environment.
- Key takeaways for HR professionals embarking on a new journey in their careers.
Here are the timestamps:
00:00 Introduction and Background
04:35 Reasons for Hiring a Chief People Officer
06:03 Taking the Risk of Changing Workplaces
09:01 Balancing Expectations and Input
12:20 The Importance of Retention
15:54 Short-Term Goals for the HR Team
19:53 The Value of Retention as a Metric
21:23 The Role of Culture in HR
25:38 The Impact of AI on HR
29:18 Structuring the HR Team
32:30 The Future of HR with AI
35:58 Defining the HR Value Proposition
37:58 Advice for a New Chief People Officer
Join us in this captivating conversation with Anna Aarnisalo as we uncover the secrets to a successful start in a high-level HR role, and explore the evolving landscape of human resources in the tech industry.
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Grab a coffee and join us in this super engaging episode where we're hanging out with Laura Daniels, the Chief People Officer at Typeform.
Laura's not just an expert in her field; she's truly passionate about what makes businesses tick – and she's here to spill the beans on 'talent density.'
What We're Chatting About:
- What's Talent Density Anyway? - Laura breaks down what this buzzword really means and why it's a game changer in today's business world.
- Happy Employees, Innovative Company: - Dive into how a talent-rich company can make employees happier and more creative.
- The Tough Bits: - Every silver lining has a cloud, right? We'll talk about the challenges in building a talent-dense workplace and how to tackle them head-on.
- Typeform's Secret Recipe: - Get the inside scoop on the strategies Typeform used to create an enviable talent-rich environment.
- Peeking into the Future: - What's next for talent density? Laura gives us her predictions on how this concept will shape the business world.
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In this episode, we dive into the transformative world of remote hiring with our special guest, Tony Jamous, a two-time unicorn founder. Tony shares his personal journey and insights into building global teams and the power of remote work.
- Remote Work as a Force for Change: How Tony's personal experiences shaped his vision for global employment equality.
- The Three Pillars of Success: Tony's formula for scaling companies – big markets, timing, and hiring the best talent.
- Remote Hiring as a Superpower: Leveraging global talent pools to build diverse, high-performing teams.
- Navigating Cultural and Time Zone Differences: Strategies for managing a globally distributed team and fostering a strong company culture.
- The Compensation Debate: Balancing fair pay across geographies and the future of remote work salaries.
- Diversity in Leadership: The intentional approach to building diverse teams and its impact on decision-making.
- Adapting to Remote Work Dynamics: From traditional office settings to remote work, the evolution of workplace culture and performance measurement.
Join us for an insightful conversation with Tony Jamous, as we explore the nuances of remote hiring, the importance of intentional culture-building, and the future of the global workforce.
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Episode Highlights:
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In today's episode, we explore the intricate dance of modern recruitment with our special guest, Malin Freiman Moezzi from Asker Technologies. Dive deep with us into the world where human intuition gracefully intertwines with data-driven decisions.
Episode Highlights:
- The evolving role of AI in recruitment: Can tools like ChatGPT really be unbiased?
- The dichotomy of hiring in small teams versus larger conglomerates: Where does the gut feeling fit in?
- The art of conducting interviews and the challenges faced in today's age of rehearsed responses.
- Unraveling the biases in CV screenings and interviews: How can we move towards more equitable hiring?
- The importance of being in the moment during interviews and how new technologies can support this.
Join us for an enlightening conversation with Malin, as we dissect the complexities of hiring, the need for active listening, and the future of recruitment that balances technology with genuine human connection.
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🎙️ Welcome to #TalentBuzz! 🐝 In this episode, we venture into a crucial topic in the world of talent acquisition: Making hiring a shared responsibility. Ana Tavares, the distinguished Head of Global Talent Acquisition at MANTA, joins us to unravel the intricacies of balancing responsibilities in the hiring process.
Together, we explore:1️⃣ The significance of clear responsibilities in recruitment.2️⃣ Determining who plays which role in the process.3️⃣ A deep dive into how MANTA structures its hiring team.4️⃣ The end-to-end process, from profile definitions and recruitment to seamless onboarding.5️⃣ Recognizing when and how to adjust hiring responsibilities for optimal outcomes.6️⃣ The delicate dance of information sharing and ensuring top-notch candidate experiences in a shared responsibility model.
Whether you're an HR aficionado, a team lead, or someone navigating the hiring realm, Ana's insights offer a fresh perspective on collaborative hiring practices. Ready to rethink recruitment? Tune in and elevate your talent acquisition strategy! 🎧🌟 #CollaborativeHiring #MANTA #TalentStrategy
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In today's episode, we're diving deep into the cutting-edge realm of People & Culture tech, where AI meets human intuition, and data drives decisions.
🎧 Topics we're buzzing about:
1️⃣ Measuring the pulse of well-being and stress in real-time.2️⃣ The AI revolution in leadership – how the future of decision-making is being reshaped.3️⃣ Analytics evolution: From describing events to predicting the future and even changing outcomes.4️⃣ The rapid progression of ESG and DEI regulations in the EU. Are we ready?5️⃣ The P&C tech stack essentials for 2023 - gear up to stay ahead!6️⃣ Vanity vs. Value: Deciphering the metrics that truly matter in People and Culture.7️⃣ The delicate balance of morality and ethics in the world of people data.
Our special guest, Christian Højbo Møller, CEO of Zoios™, joins us to share insights. Zoios™ is making waves with their intuitive software that accurately measures and boosts employee well-being, eNPS, and stress levels. So, no more guessing how your employees feel; let's get proactive with data!
Stay tuned, and get ready for an enlightening conversation!
🎙️ Tune into this week's episode of #TalentBuzz where we dive deep into the realm of Employer Branding (EB) with the brilliant Tatjana Obenaus, Global Head of Employer Brand at Miro. 🌟
🔍 Here's what we cover:
1️⃣ The secrets behind securing buy-in & budget for EB from the management.
2️⃣ Building an impeccable EB strategy: Navigating from the current state to future visions.
3️⃣ EB's transformative role throughout the candidate journey.
4️⃣ Architecting the perfect EB team for brand success.
5️⃣ The role of data in EB: Measuring, interpreting, and acting.
Whether you're an EB newbie or a seasoned expert, Tatjana's insights are game-changing. Make sure you don't miss out! 🚀
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In this week's episode of #TalentBuzz, I dive deep with Ilkka Mäkitalo, the dynamic CEO & Co-Founder of Howspace. What's it like leading a company that embraces such a unique organizational structure and champions autonomy in the digital age? Let's find out!
🌍 With operations across different cultures, how does Howspace strike a balance between remote and office work?
🔄 Their organizational structure is ever-evolving. What's the secret sauce to staying agile?
🤖 How do they navigate the fine line between automation and human touch in their recruitment process?
🌟 Autonomy is a buzzword, but how does it truly manifest at Howspace? Especially when decisions around tools like CRM come into play.
👥 The importance of collaboration in shaping roles and defining the company's path forward.
You won't want to miss Ilkka's insights on these and more!
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PandaDoc scaled their team to +800 people while being e.g. Inc. Magazine's 2022 -2021-2020 Best Workplaces & 2021 Forbes 500 Best Start Up Employer
In this week's #TalentBuzz I chat with their Chief People Officer Robin Corralez to learn more about their journey & how they have structured their recruitment team:
🐝 Teams in the US, Belarus, Manila, Ukraine, Portugal & Poland.
🐝 How are the teams structured, and does every country have a team lead?
🐝 How is PandaDoc measuring the success of their recruitment?
🐝 How do they make sure that employer branding & recruitment is aligned?
🐝 How to ensure a great candidate experience with such a big recruitment team?
🐝 How transparent processes do PAndaDoc have for hiring/decision-making in hiring?
🐝 What kind of technologies are you utilizing in your recruitment?
Make sure the subscribe to the podcast & to learn more; check out the following links:
TalentBee.io website for more ideas on SaaS Talent Acquisition
My personal LinkedIn Profile to connect
TalentBee’s LinkedIn Profile
TalentBee’s Instagram (mostly stuff about working in a Talent Acquisition agency!)
In August 2022, Anna Gullstrand became the acting CEO of Mentimeter.
Before that, she used to work as VP of People for the same company.
Now she’s again leading the people function.
What has she learned about running a SaaS company, and what has she changed as a people leader after that experience?
🐝 How did Anna end up leading Mentimeter?
🐝 What were the 6 months like as a CEO & what kind of feedback did Anna get from running the company?
🐝 Learnings & what Anna does differently now when you are leading your people & culture?
Make sure the subscribe to the podcast & to learn more; check out the following links:
TalentBee.io website for more ideas on SaaS Talent Acquisition
My personal LinkedIn Profile to connect
TalentBee’s LinkedIn Profile
TalentBee’s Instagram (mostly stuff about working in a Talent Acquisition agency!)
In this weeks #TalentBuzz I interview Grete-Maarja Tött from Bolt and we discuss everything related to Gen-Z and recruiting them:
❌ Email is dead. Gen-Z is a digital-native generation, so all channels from the initial attraction phase to internal communications must be digital and up to date.
💸 Values are more important than salary. A good salary is essential, but even more so, is the company’s mission, impact on society, and personal growth opportunities. Gen-Z (and I actually assume that most of us) don’t want to work just for work's sake.
🙋♀️ Diversity is a must. "If I don’t see someone like myself represented at the leadership level, it’s quick math on how long I am going to stay with a certain company." Constantly fighting to break glass ceilings is so 2000 and late.
🦠 Pandemic grief is real. Many missed out on landmark occasions in life such as having a proper graduation ceremony or being forced to start their first-ever job from their old childhood bedroom. So now returning back to “normal” life, they are looking to find a community at work.
💚 Mental health is not a taboo topic. They're very open about mental health and expect their employer to value it, too.
How to ensure the success of your new team member by building an onboarding?
When you do this successfully, you get two things:
- Better retention of people
- People become profitable faster
I chat these topics with Sofia Sundbom, Chief People Officer at BIMobject.
🐝 Onboarding for different roles
🐝 Onboarding for your culture
🐝 How to evaluate the success of your onboarding?
🐝 Continuously adapting and learning as the company evolves
🐝 How can you implement this in an "MVP"/Agile approach to your onboarding?
Make sure the subscribe to the podcast & to learn more; check out the following links:
TalentBee.io website for more ideas on SaaS Talent Acquisition
My personal LinkedIn Profile to connect
TalentBee’s LinkedIn Profile
TalentBee’s Instagram (mostly stuff about working in a Talent Acquisition agency!)
+4000 applications & NPS of 69 from the candidates: How to create a candidate experience like this?
I invited Grace Woods, Talent Acquisition Lead at Oneflow, to discuss these topics:
🐝 Why should companies care about their candidate experience?
🐝 How to collect feedback?
🐝 What creates the candidate experience in different stages?
🐝 How do you create a good experience for those you don’t even interview?
🐝 How to get the whole company to focus on candidate experience?
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In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Cooper Miller, Head of Tech Recruiting, EMEA at Uber, and we discuss the learnings from scaling their tech team:
🐝 How to build a successful engineering site?
🐝 How does culture differ in different sites & combine with the HQ culture?
🐝 How to make sure your strategy is aligned with the HQ?
🐝 You are doing a lot of relocations. How has this one changed your recruitment strategy?
🐝 Batched pool interviews
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How to make talent acquisition a strategic business function?
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Heini Tuomola, Head of People & Culture at Visma, and we cover how talent acquisition can become a business-critical function:
🐝Does Talent Acquisition talk the same language with the organization?
🐝How to identify what an organization needs? No to “Yes yes” recruitment.
🐝What kind of skill sets do growing SaaS companies need?
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How to utilize SCARF model in recruitment?
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Arsaman Bahrami, Head of People at Precisely, and we break down the SCARF model and how you can take your recruitment to the next level with this.
SCARF stands for:
🐝 Status: We all want to stand out from the crowd and feel important, and in a recruitment process, our perceived status can be affected either positively or negatively.
🐝 Certainty, the C in the model. As humans, we naturally like to know what's going on and to have certainty about what will happen. In a recruitment process, a lack of certainty can affect our ability to perform.
🐝 Autonomy is our sense of control over events. In a recruitment process, the perceived control over the process and the power balance can often swing in favor of the recruiter or hiring manager.
🐝 Relatedness is the sense that we belong and are in the in-group. The ability to connect with others stands as one of the strongest motivators we have, but how can we use it to improve the recruitment process?
🐝 Fairness - the "F" in the SCARF model, which is a crucial but potentially damaging aspect of recruitment
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Learnings from scaling Blinkist to +200 employees
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with the Founder & CEO of Blinkist about their talent acquisition journey. Here are the things we will cover in this episode:
🚀 Don’t be fooled by someone who seems to be great just because the average of applicants is low
🚀Sometimes you don't know what great looks like until you've seen it
🚀 The first employees you hire define your culture alongside with you
🚀 Active sourcing & building Talent Pipelines all the time.
🚀 Learning: hire a recruiter early on, and/or don't be afraid to spend money on recruiting agencies for high-impact roles.
🚀Funding rounds: A, B & C rounds in 2016, 2017 & 2018 → How these affected the hiring at the time?
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Chris Savage, Founder & CEO of Wistia, joined me to share his learnings from scaling Wistia and his learnings around Talent Acquisition. Here are the things we discuss in the episode:
🐝 Work with people you want to have a meal with
🐝 Leading by example is one of the most underrated ways to scale an organization while minimizing process
🐝 You can't buy a world-class team; you have to build it
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Building your tech team off-shore might save a lot of money & resources, and it also brings some challenges.
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Faisal Amin, CTO of Upsy Shopping. We discuss how & why they have built their off-shore tech team.
Here are the things we will cover in this episode:
🚀Why Upsy decided to go with the off-shore team?
🚀How is the pricing compared to the Nordic markets?
🚀 Finding a great team?
🚀 Are team members on your payroll?
🚀 How to make sure transparency is there & you know what's going on?
🚀How to make sure there is an excellent culture fit?
🚀Is there challenges with languages if everyone doesn't speak English?
🚀 What does a hybrid team mean; time difference issues, cultural differences, communication ways?
🚀 How is managing a hybrid team different from entirely onsite?
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In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Linnea Bywall, Head of People of Alva Labs, about How to hire great people fairly and objectively?
Here are the things we will cover in this episode:
🚀 Typical challenges on hiring: why are companies not hiring this way already?
🚀 Why is it essential to have a fair & objective way of hiring?
🚀 Should the hiring be done against your expectation & needs or other candidates?
🚀 How to get started with the topic: E.g., standardized interviews, tests, etc.
🚀 Getting everyone at the company involved: hiring manager training & what to consider there?
🚀 Typical pitfalls when going through this change?
What it’s like to run 200 person engineering team in a fast-growing SaaS company?
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Mika Turunen, SVP of Product & Engineering from M-files, about the following topics:
🚀Being a change leader: Why did M-files hire Mika?
🚀What kind of product is Mika’s team building & how is the team structured?
🚀Bringing in new team members: going from broader to specific roles.
🚀What are M-files' favorite strategies for finding new team members?
🚀Combination of selling M-files to candidates & validating the candidates?
🚀Mika’s cooperation with your recruitment team: what are they responsible for, and what is Mika responsible for?
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Recruitment = sales & marketing.
If that’s true, it means that recruitment could steal a thing or two from sales & marketing.
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Henri Nordström from Jobilla. We discuss what recruitment can steal from sales & marketing.
Here are the things we will cover in this episode:
🚀Ideal-customer-profile = Ideal-candidate-profile
🚀Multi-channel outreach using various methods
🚀Selling your company for a candidate + How to make sure you don’t oversell
🚀When a candidate says no in the first outreach - Should you accept it, or can you turn it around?
🚀Conversion: application vs. lead generation
🚀Calling candidates vs. sending e-mails
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When and how to hire first People-role?
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Hanna Kontinen from Brella. We discuss hiring your first people person:
🚀You joined Brella in 2020. Was there some people person before you?
🚀Why do companies need a people person, and what do those people typically do?
🚀Before bringing in the first person, who should own that stuff? Should you do everything internally / use partners?
🚀How do you know you should bring in a people person? Is there a rule of thumb?
🚀HR / People / Recruitment / EB? Who should you bring in first?
🚀How would you approach the recruitment of first people person?
🚀How CEO should they measure the success of their first people person?
🚀When it’s time to scale the people team?
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You can make hiring more efficient when investing in Employer Branding.
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Tiina Hahtovirta from Fiksuruoka. We discuss Fiksuruoka’s Employer Branding journey.
Here are the things we will cover in this episode:
🚀Why Fiksuruoka decided to start to invest in Employer Branding?
🚀How did Fiksuruoka start to work on Employer Branding internally?
🚀When did they realize they needed an outside partner for Employer Branding?
🚀Partnering up with TalentBee: Was it hard to get internal buy-in from the management team?
🚀Building Employer Brand Strategy: What companies should keep in mind?
🚀Getting Fiksuruoka’s people to join Employer Branding content: Was it easy to get people excited?
🚀For people considering partnering up with TalentBee in Employer Branding: What would you say it’s like working with TalentBee?
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In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Matthijs Welle, CEO at Mews.
I saw his LinkedIn post a few months back, and it said:
“This month 51 recruitment agencies (yes I counted) reached out to me to try to work with Mews. 🤯 Looking back, I wish I had brought recruitment in-house earlier and stop our reliance on external agencies.”
I decided to invite Matthijs to chat more about this topic at #TalentBuzz
Here are the things we discuss:
🐝 Why Matthijs wishes that he had brought recruitment in-house earlier and stopped their reliance on external agencies
🐝 When they hired their first recruitment person & why?
🐝 Raising big funding round ( 185m$ C-round - Should you use an agency to hire faster?
🐝 Opening up new markets - Should you use a local partner?
🐝 When do you think you could outsource the recruitment? Or should you?
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Road to 200m$ acquisition from a talent acquisition point of view with Patrick Campbell, Founder & CEO of ProfitWell
Here are the things we will cover in this episode:
🚀 Does Dad have his pool already?
🚀 Memory-lane: First hire of ProfitWell
🚀 Let’s talk about churn. Employee churn. Best tips on avoiding it.
🚀Having a great personal & company brand: When this started to help in hiring?
🚀The thing you succeeded well in the ProfitWell journey around Talent Acquisition
🚀The thing you fucked up well in the ProfitWell journey around Talent Acquisition
🚀Sharing the merger with Paddle: Sharing the news & would you do something differently? Did someone leave because of this? Could you have avoided it?
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Talent Acquisition at GetAccept / Learnings from Samir Smajic, Founder & CEO
GetAccept is a digital sales room SaaS that empowers revenue team to increase winrates by engaging & understanding buyers from opportunity to signed deal.
They’ve been growing rapidly, and since their launch in 2015, they have grown to 190 people and raised +28m$ in funding.
I had a chance to sit down with their Founder & CEO, Samir Smajic, to go through their journey from a talent acquisition perspective. Here are the things we cover in this episode:
🐝 The importance of the founding team
🐝 Hiring the first employees - Utilizing networks
🐝 Funding rounds: B-round 20m$ in 2020 & A-round 7m$ in 2019 - How hiring changes when raising capital?
🐝 Biggest fuck-ups around talent acquisition
🐝 Building a leadership team
🐝 How GetAccept utilizes internal promotions?
🐝 How do you first international hires?
🐝 When founder should step out from hiring? Is Samir still participating in hiring decisions?
This was one of my favorite episodes, with many valuable lessons.
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The more you automate things in your recruitment process, the more you can focus on the most critical parts of the recruitment process.
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with David Näsström from Refapp. We discuss things you can automate in your recruitment process.
Here are the things we will cover in this episode:
🚀Ready-made templates / typeform for profile definitions
🚀Great templates for job ads - No need to start from scratch
🚀Build talent pools - No need to source new candidates all the time
🚀 Salespeople use tools like outreach to contact potential clients. Could we have something similar to recruitment?
🚀Ready-made templates/software for running an interviews
🚀Great ATS & templates for communication with the candidates
🚀Reference checks automated
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In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Timo Olkkola, Founder at Flowhaven, and we discuss the five learnings from their journey:
🐝 No one invests on the first date - everything is about partnerships
🐝 Meet persons as persons, not as their titles
🐝Prove local PMF before investing big when expanding
🐝 Don't forecast magic or make beliefs; building a great company takes hard work & more time than you think (and 10% luck)
🐝 As a founder, don't fool yourself - you always should and will come last
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Finding the right CFO is crucial for a SaaS company’s growth. Here’s how to recruit one.
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Niko Laine from Calqulate. We discuss how to recruit CFO for a SaaS company.
Here are the things we will cover in this episode:
🚀Why having a great CFO is crucial?
🚀When should a SaaS company hire its first CFO?
🚀Who should own Financial stuff before the first CFO?
🚀Different stages demand different CFOs? What’s the difference between seed-round & B-round CFO?
🚀How to identify the needed role of the CFO?
🚀 First-time hiring CFO: Should you outsource the recruitment process?
🚀What things should you validate during the recruitment process?
🚀As a SaaS CEO: How should you measure the success of a CFO?
🚀When should you change your CFO?
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Combining 2 SaaS companies means combining talent acquisition teams.
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with David McDonnell from Leadfeeder about what happened when they joined forces with Echobot.
Here are the things we will cover in this episode:
🚀Bringing in 2 teams together: What has been the biggest challenge?
🚀Business strategy → people strategy. Has it been hard when things are changing if there isn’t a clear business structure, e.g., are you bringing the brands together?
🚀Different recruitment processes into one.
🚀Employer branding when you still have two brands?
🚀 All the tools → How to merge these into one tech-stack
🚀 Recruiting culture-fit people when you suddenly have two cultures?
🚀 Figuring out what kind of talent you need next/overlapping talents?
🚀Better internal mobility with two companies
🚀 You are a remote-first company: What are the learnings on this when hiring people?
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In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talked with Ohad Parush from Gong on how Gong scaled their R&D team to +250 people. If you want to create one of the best tools in the world, you need to come up with new stuff all the time.
Here are the things we will cover in this episode:
🚀How Gong’s R&D team is structured?
🚀What’s your team day-to-day work like?
🚀How do you identify what kind of talents you need for your team?
🚀Are people joining the R&D team from inside of Gong or from outside?
🚀How is the cooperation between Ohad & Gong’s recruitment team?
🚀Having a well-known brand: Is recruitment easier?
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Structured career paths help your employees level up. This eventually leads to better retention & profitability to your business.
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Barbra Gago from Pando. We discuss how to use career frameworks to create structured career paths.
Here are the things we will cover in this episode:
🚀Benefits of career planning for companies
🚀What are career frameworks?
🚀Typical pitfalls in career planning/frameworks?
🚀ELTV = Employee Lifetime Value
🚀Typical levels in career growth - What’s a better version?
🚀Getting started in career planning
🚀TalentBee’s first version of salary-table: Let’s rip it apart.
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In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Karim Gharsallah from Recruitee. We discuss how to build a talent acquisition engine & cover the following topics:
🚀Settings things up and where to begin: basics first
🚀 Building the TA team
🚀 Principles in TA
🚀 TA Metrics
🚀 From operational recruitment to strategic
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When you become a CMO in a fast-growing SaaS company, it’s all about the team.
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Andrew Davies, CMO of Paddle. We discuss how his been scaling Paddle’s marketing team.
Here are the things we will cover in this episode:
🚀Joining a fast-growing SaaS company: How to evaluate the current team?
🚀How you started to approach bringing new people into the team?
🚀Combination of culture & skills?
🚀CMO’s cooperation with your recruitment team?
🚀 What are Andrew’s best tips on choosing the right people?
🚀Buying ProfitWell: Did Paddle merge two teams into one?
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In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk about DEI with Hady Mendez from Slack. Here are the things we will cover in this episode:
🚀Introduction to DEI
🚀Benefits of DEI
🚀Why should companies have a DEI strategy?
🚀What does the director of equality do on day-to-day work?
🚀How to make sure DEI is part of recruitment?
🚀How should companies measure their DEI?
🚀What are Hady’s tips for companies starting to work on their DEI
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How Personio scaled their team in the Nordics?
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Maria Duni, Country Manager for Nordics from Personio. We discuss how they scaled their team in the Nordics.
Here are the things we will cover in this episode:
🚀What was Personio’s situation when Maria started 1,5 years ago?
🚀Raising 270m$ in 2021 & 200m$ in 2022 → How these have affected the Nordics hiring?
🚀How personio focuses on DEI in ther recruitment?
🚀Should you have a global or local recruitment teams?
🚀How Personio define’s what kind of people you are hiring?
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It’s hard to find senior salespeople. That’s why many companies have started to recruit junior salespeople & grow them to become professionals.
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Miika Kestilä from Meltwater. We discussed why they decided to focus on hiring junior salespeople.
Here are the things we will cover in this episode:
🚀Why has Meltwater decided to focus on hiring junior salespeople?
🚀What are the best sources for finding junior salespeople?
🚀Onboarding is crucial for success: How has Meltwater built this?
🚀What’s the biggest challenge when focusing on hiring junior people?
🚀Promoting people inside the organization: Meltwater’s rules for this?
🚀The benefits of deliberate organizational design - building career paths and thinking ahead
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How to build a culture & recruit people to that culture?
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Aref Abedi from Jobylon about culture & how to recruit culture-fit people.
Here are the things we will cover in this episode:
🚀 Happiness Culture at Jobylon → What is that?
🚀 Why building a culture is important & why Jobylon ended up focusing on that?
🚀 What are the actions Aref takes as a leader to ensure their culture goes to the right way?
🚀 How to recruit people who fit the culture?
🚀 How to validate candidates for culture? Tests? Questions?
🚀How Jobylon talks about its culture in Employer Branding?
🚀 How to use Referrals for culture-fit recruitments?
🚀 How has Jobylon built its salary model around culture?
🚀 How culture affects retention?
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How to scale your SaaS business to +100 employees?
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Mikko Honkanen from Vainu. We discuss learnings from scaling Vainu to +100 employees.
Here are the things we will cover in detail:
🚀What has been the most challenging part of finding great talent?
🚀Taking in juniors & onboarding them well
🚀How has Vainu decided who to hire & when?
🚀Development & growth of people as a strategic decision
🚀How Vainu makes sure you recruit culture-fit people?
🚀Does Mikko participate in recruitment as a CEO of Vainu?
🚀Learnings from opening new markets & finding the right people
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Hiring your first employee in a SaaS Start-up? Here’s what to keep in mind.
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Tommi Huovinen from Introist. We discuss hiring your first employees in a SaaS Start-up.
Here are the things we will cover in detail:
🚀Introist founding team & how they decided to launch the company
🚀When they realized they needed first employees?
🚀Getting their first funding to hire people.
🚀How to decide what kind of person you need as a first hire?
🚀Introist hiring criteria: Founder-like.
🚀Salary vs. equity when hiring
🚀 Specialist vs. generalist when hiring
🚀 Their process of hiring the first employee
🚀Going towards your seed round & building a talent pipeline
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Struggling with scaling your team to 20 people?
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Aku Pöllänen from Aatos.app. We discussed how they scaled their team to the first 20 employees.
Here are the things we will cover in detail:
🚀 They founded Aatos in 2018 but moved to full-time in 2020. What was the point when they decided to go all in?
🚀 How many founders were they?
🚀When they realized that they needed the first employee
🚀There’s no room for free riders. Hire only the best. How do they ensure this?
🚀 Equity isn’t salary. Why do you need to pay a competitive salary?
🚀Recruitment takes a lot of time → This seems surprising for many founders.
🚀What was the difference in hiring the first employee vs the tenth employee?
🚀Is Aku still participating in hiring decisions as a CEO?
🚀What’s been their biggest fuck up regarding recruitments?
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Combining three companies. How does this affect recruitment & employer branding?
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Johanna Rauhala from Haiilo. Haiilo was established when COYO (Germany), Smarp (Finland), and Jubiwee (France) joined forces.
How does all this affect recruitment & employer branding? We covered these topics in our episode:
🚀Suddently your brand name isn’t that well-known in the market. How does this affect Employer Branding & recruitment?
🚀 Turning three different recruitment processes into one.
🚀All the tools → How to merge these into one tech stack?
🚀Internal communications when sharing the news about the merger. What’s important?
🚀Combining three cultures → How to make sure people stay.
🚀Figuring out what kind of talent you need next/overlapping talents?
🚀What were the most significant challenges & successes during this process?
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How HubSpot recruits the best sales talents & what can you steal from their process?
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Conor McGraynor from HubSpot. We discuss how HubSpot recruits the best sales talents.
Here are the things we will cover in detail:
🚀HubSpot’s recruitment process for finding salespeople
🚀How big part of your sales hires are coming inbound & how big part from your outreach, and how much a great brand is helping on recruiting?
🚀 Ideas on building brand awareness:
🚀 HubSpot’s criteria for sales hires: (+how to test these)
🚀What kind of role play is HubSpot doing & how do they evaluate it?
🚀Source of candidates → Where does HubSpot get candidates?
🚀How does HubSpot utilize referrals in hiring?
🚀It’s hard to find senior people. How HubSpot brings in more junior people & builds great onboarding programs?
🚀 Hiring is everyone's responsibility. Not only recruitments.
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Scaling to 50m€ ARR means scaling your marketing team rapidly.
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Edward Ford from Supermetrics. We discussed how they scaled their marketing team.
Here are the things we will cover in detail:
🚀 How to choose who to recruit first & when?
🚀 Ad-hoc vs. strategic recruitment
🚀 Cooperation with their in-house Talent team
🚀Supermetric’s typical recruitment process when looking for marketers
🚀What’s been Supermetric’s most significant challenge when scaling the marketing team?
🚀There’s a massive demand for SaaS marketers now. How does Supermetrics try to differentiate in the market?
🚀Edward’s biggest fuck up in recruitment
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You can’t afford to create a bad candidate experience.
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Antti Poikolainen from Yousician. We discuss how Yousician creates an excellent candidate experience.
Here are the things we will cover in detail:
🚀Why creating a good candidate experience is essential?
🚀What was the candidate experience like when Antti joined Yousician?
🚀Different stages of candidate experience: Where does it start from & where does it end?
🚀Example of how Yousician creates a great candidate experience and what others can steal from that?
🚀How to collect feedback from candidates to create an even better experience?
🚀Expectation management in recruitment → Why you can’t just sell your company & why to join?
🚀Real-life examples of how to do expectation management
🚀 There are always big feelings involved when changing a workplace. How to keep this in mind when thinking about candidate experience
🚀Antti’s favorite candidate experience & the biggest fuck up.
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How to build a world-class tech team?
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with Otto Hilska from Swarmia. We discuss how Swarmia has built a world-class tech team.
Here are the things we will cover in detail:
🚀Otto’s secret sauce to hiring
🚀Breaking the rules of recruiting
🚀Swarmia’s first hires. Where did they start?
🚀Utilizing networks in hiring
🚀How to decide what kind of tech people you should hire next?
🚀How to test tech people during the recruitment process?
🚀Validating talent vs. selling the idea of joining to your company
🚀Giving out equity to get people excited about Swarmia
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Scaling your company from 100 to 1300 employees means scaling your Talent Acquisition team.
In this week's #TalentBuzz, I talk with James Conway from BambooHR. We discuss how they scaled their Talent Acquisition team to 25 people.
Here are the things we will cover in detail:
🚀 Becoming Head of Talent Acquisition: How that happened?
🚀 Who did James report to & how to keep them happy?
🚀 Scaling Talent Acquisition team: Where to start & who to hire?
🚀 How to make sure that recruitment & EB aren’t in silos?
🚀 How to measure the success of your team?
🚀 How to be a great leader to your team?
🚀 Biggest learnings from the journey: What would James do the same way & what would he change?
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