Why is Hiring so difficult for Startups? (Hiring Hacks please?)

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I have been part of several startups. Hiring is one of the biggest universal problems among early-stage startups.
I personally find candidate discovery Is a challenge. Have tried many existing platforms but they are very inefficient. 
Just wanted to know any hiring hacks which might have worked for you?

Kulpreet Singh · Accepted Answer

@daniel_engels Agree Budget and Skills matching needs a lot of work

Avi 🤝 · Answer

@kulpreet_singh For candidate discovery, nothing has worked for us as well as LinkedIn has. For interns, internshala.

But hiring is also difficult because giving visibility to the candidate for predictable wealth-creation from the future is not easy. Returns from Stock Options are too far out and unpredictable for most hiring candidates.

Not a hack, but a solution that has worked - is sharing "real wealth" with employees as a merit-based share of future cash flows. This has helped us and our customers hire premium talent at lower-than-market budgets and with greater "ownership" to join, stay and perform.

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Chris Sarca · Answer

Besides what Daniel said, Startups also have a high failure rate, so people usually avoid them.

Daniel Engels · Answer

Low budgets, lack of visibility, lack of recruitment skills play a role.
Startups need to fins the right balance between hard skills, soft skills and motivation.

Delice · Answer

For a person to join a startup, they need to trust the Founder/CEO. They need to see growth, perks, flexibility and autonomy. They also need to believe in the product/service. 
A few tips hiring for a startup: 
1. Provide candidates with a joining/retention bonus.
2. The CEO/Founder should be involved and should have one round with the candidate.
3. A growth path should be highlighted during the interview.

Ingrid · Answer

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Why is Hiring so difficult for Startups? (Hiring Hacks please?)

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