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Silly money may not be a good recruiting tactic, but the importance of understanding what the market actually is for the A players cannot be understated. So to
by pacaro 15y ago
Silly money may not be a good recruiting tactic, but the importance of understanding what the market actually is for the A players cannot be understated. So to add to your excellent list
3) Be prepared to be truly market competitive in salary - your target A player may have a 20 year consistent track record of getting sh*t done, respect their sense of self worth.
Being immodest I consider myself an A player, when a startup offering "competitive salary and benefits" low-balls my current income by 50% they've wasted my time and theirs
- jquery 15y ago> the importance of understanding what the market actually is for the A players cannot be understated. This can't be emphasized enough. What you consider "silly money" probably isn't silly money to an A player. In fact they may even find it low.
- adrianhoward 15y agoNope. It was definitely silly money..... ahhh... the 1990's :-)
- adrianhoward 15y agoAbsolutely. Indeed I'd argue that it's an implicit part of performing step zero - understanding the role and the person. If you don't understand what your potential employee is looking for in a role - be it money, responsibilities, working environment, or whatever - then you're never going to find 'em. For example I'm continually amazed at the number of companies who decide that they need an uber-geek with a ten year track record of delivering e-commerce platforms (or whatever) - and then go about recruiting them as if they were unemployed. Sigh.