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Hi LinkedIn family! As Q2 is getting underway I wanted to resurface this post. My Q1 prediction mostly came true; we saw a smaller influx in hiring than what was predicted (not by me) and we felt the 'do more with less' mentality in full force. #seed, #seriesa, #seriesb, #startups, if you are not working with a consultant or an in-house TA/people ops person you are taking a risk. You are risking your employer brand, your culture and values, and your ability to reach revenue goals, and so much more. Let consultants help you mitigate the risks. 1. Startup Savvy 🚀 Look for someone who gets the startup hustle. Those people will understand the pace, dynamics, and unique challenges you are facing. 2. Business Acumen 📊 You will want this person to have a firm grasp of business concepts. They will be directly impacting your numbers so you want them to understand that impact. 3. Passion For Your Product 💛 You want this person to be as excited about what you're doing as you are. They will be out in the world telling your story - do you want them to just go through the motions or be enthusiastic? 4. Agile & Flexible 🧘♀️ Your company is going to evolve very quickly so your consultant should be adaptable and able to roll with the punches. Strategy pivots will happen, how will they respond? 4. Stellar Networker 🤝 A stellar network is gold! Your consultant should have connections in all the right places. A well-connected consultant can open doors to your next superstar team member. 5. Tech & Tools Savvy 👨💻 Your consultant should have a list of their 'go-to' tools for streamlining and automating your talent acquisition processes. They should also have the tech-savvy to handle the implementation and rollout of these tools. 6. Resourceful 🎣 Startups require a mindset of doing more with less. Find out how resourceful your consultant has been in the past. How have they managed to achieve goals on lean resources? 7. Culture Fit Master 👯♂️ Culture can make or break any company, but especially a small one. There is nowhere to hide. Your consultant should deeply understand your values and mission to ensure that the team you're building not only has the skills but also the spirit. 8. Data & AI 🏅 A consultant who uses data to tell a story will help you not just hire but hire efficiently and effectively. One who uses AI to make the lives of your team more streamlined is worth their weight in gold. Data and AI are dependent on your culture. How are other areas of your business using them? Do you value these things and will you use them to make actionable decisions? #startuplife #talentacquisition #recruiting #consulting

The only employer branding game plan you’ll ever need: 1️⃣ Define your employer value proposition in roughly eight words 2️⃣ Showcase your company culture, values, and mission on social media platforms 3️⃣ Engage with your followers consistently and authentically 4️⃣ Create engaging and authentic job descriptions and content 5️⃣ Collect and share employee testimonials and reviews 6️⃣ Monitor your online reputation consistently I know I know, you’re thinking… “It’s not that simple…” And you’re right. It’s not. I’ve done it 10+ times. So it’s easy for me to say. But if you’re starting out… Following these three golden rules will make it 10x easier: ✅ Be consistent and transparent in your communication ✅ Highlight your unique benefits and perks ✅ Encourage your teams to be active on social media Here’s the thing… You CAN build teams for long-term retention. Go get it! Here’s a 10-second breakdown of how I used just one website to help me double the size of a Series A startup in under one year and grow many others. _ I use Built In to showcase the company culture and values and to highlight members of the team as well as members of the leadership team. I also integrate it with the ATS to make it easy to post open roles and receive applications. Built In is also a great place to share general company information like benefits offered, size, funding round, industry, and so on. It cuts down on people having to search all over the internet for that information. PS - Want to learn more about employer branding and how to attract and retain top talent? DM me “Brand” and I’ll show you how! #employerbranding #storytelling #uniquelyyou #startupjourney

AKTP's top five AI recommendations to streamline and simplify your hiring process (…steal this to build teams quickly and with less time commitment from expensive team members): 1️⃣ Resume Parser AI: Quickly sorts and ranks resumes by relevance. Your ATS likely has this built-in. If not, check out Sovren Group (a Textkernel company). Use resume parser tools responsibly. Human eyes are still the best option. 2️⃣ Virtual Interview Assistant: Automates interviews using video. This is an awesome way to conduct initial screens or conduct meet and greets. Your ATS may have this feature built-in but if not check out myInterview. 3️⃣ Skills Assessment AI: Evaluates candidates' skills objectively and quickly. This is a large category and is dependent on what types of skills you are looking for; soft or hard. It's great to find skills assessment in the same tool as your video interviewing. 4️⃣ Job Description Creation AI: Tools like ChatGPT and Jasper.ai can help you create JD's fast and mostly accurately. Always confirm info and put your personal touch on JD's before posting them. 5️⃣ Automated Reference Checking: If you're checking references a tool like VidCruiter can speed up the process as well as free up your time. These are tools I use to help my #startup clients hire in less time. Now it’s yours. Enjoy! Where should we start? Change your world today by starting with a resume parser tool. We know that companies are receiving 100's of applies to their open roles and with decimated recruiting teams, or no recruiting team at all, reviewing each of them with human eyes is not possible. Enter a resume parser. You 'train' your parser on what to look for and voila! you have a list of the top 10, 20, 30 candidates who have applied. PS - Interested in embracing AI to build your team? DM me “TA AI” and I’ll show you how! Please help me get the word out by sharing this post with your network. I appreciate you! 💛 #aiinrecruitment #seriesa #seedround #seriesb #talentacquisition #consulting

The new year is so close! 🍾 We believe two things to be true for Q1; there will be an influx in hiring AND companies will want to continue to do more with less. Particularly pre-Seed, #seed, #seriesa , and #seriesb #startups. Working with a stellar talent acquisition consultant can be a game changer for these companies. Here are some tips about what to look for in a TA consultant. 1. Startup Savvy 🚀 Look for someone who gets the startup hustle. Those people will understand the pace, dynamics, and unique challenges you are facing. 2. Business Acumen 📊 You will want this person to have a firm grasp of business concepts. They will be directly impacting your numbers so you want them to understand that impact. 3. Passion For Your Product 💛 You want this person to be as excited about what you're doing as you are. They will be out in the world telling your story - do you want them to just go through the motions or be enthusiastic? 4. Agile & Flexible 🧘♀️ Your company is going to evolve very quickly so your consultant should be adaptable and able to roll with the punches. Strategy pivots will happen, how will they respond? 4. Stellar Networker 🤝 A stellar network is gold! Your consultant should have connections in all the right places. A well-connected consultant can open doors to your next superstar team member. 5. Tech & Tools Savvy 👨💻 Your consultant should have a list of their 'go-to' tools for streamlining and automating your talent acquisition processes. They should also have the tech-savvy to handle the implementation and rollout of these tools. 6. Resourceful 🎣 Startups require a mindset of doing more with less. Find out how resourceful your consultant has been in the past. How have they managed to achieve goals on lean resources? 7. Culture Fit Master 👯♂️ Culture can make or break any company, but especially a small one. There is nowhere to hide. Your consultant should deeply understand your values and mission to ensure that the team you're building not only has the skills but also the spirit. 8. Data & AI 🏅 A consultant who uses data to tell a story will help you not just hire but hire efficiently and effectively. One who uses AI to make the lives of your team more streamlined is worth their weight in gold. Data and AI are dependent on your culture. How are other areas of your business using them? Do you value these things and will you use them to make actionable decisions? We would love to hear your thoughts on what makes a killer TA consultant. Let us know in the comments. 2024 is going to be a year of recovery and growth and we are here to support you. We are looking forward to chatting with you soon! 🌟 #startuplife #talentacquisition #recruiting #consulting

Q1 is coming in hot! What are you doing to optimize your recruitment processes? Here are a couple of tips that you can implement today. ✅ Clearly define and agree on each person's role in the process. ✏ Review your application and make sure it is less than four steps and enabled to use a LinkedIn profile in place of, or in addition to, a resume. 👀 Review and update your employer branding materials. Make sure that the content you have out in the world is accurate, up to date, and in the right places. ⏰ Define and agree upon your SLAs for communication both internally and externally to your candidates. 👩💻 Review your interview workflow. To provide an awesome candidate experience try to create an interview journey that is four steps or less. If you can't keep to four steps or less, be sure those additional steps serve a purpose and are intentional. And be sure that each interviewer knows and is comfortable with their area of focus. 🤑 Be prepared to make an offer the minute you identify the right person for the role. Work with Finance and other approvers at the beginning of the process so there are no delays at offer time. We are so excited for Q1! Recovering from 2023 is going to take time but we are optimistic. 😎 #recruitingtips #talentacquisition #candidateexperience

Experiences are so important right now. We are starting to see more hiring as we move into Q1 so how do you create a memorable and unique hiring experience...especially when you may have had a layoff in the last year? Designing a unique hiring experience starts with your company values. The experience a candidate has with your organization should match your value set and your employer branding. If you say that you are transparent, creative, customer-first, fast-moving, etc., then show candidates that every time they interact with you. Create a hiring plan that includes ways to shine a light on your values. For example, if your value is transparency, be honest about your salary range in your job posting, talk about compensation early and often, share your leadership philosophy, and even better, share the hiring manager's leadership philosophy. When a candidate walks away saying 'I didn't get the job, but I still really want to work there' you've won. 🏆

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Did you know that AKTP is a 15Five partner? Do you know what 15five is? If you are an organization that is: a) struggling with performance management, goal/OKR tracking, manager effectiveness, or employee performance and/or engagement b) just starting to think about putting some structure around performance management c) your current tool is too clunky, doesn't have useful features, and hasn't integrated AI options that are truly useful you need to know what 15five is. They are the only holistic performance management company that has used the latest positive psychology research to build its platform. The platform is also built for action which is why I love it so much. There is nothing worse than providing a bunch of feedback on your experience only to have it result in no action. I have used 15five as an employee so I know firsthand how transformative it can be. I would love to talk with you about where you are feeling pain in your organization right now and share ways that 15five can improve things for you. Let's not forget that I can get you a discount and manage your implementation too! 😉 Looking forward to chatting with you soon! P.s. - can I get a repost? TY!! 💪 #aktalentpartners #performancemanagement #engagement #peopleandculture #managerdevelopment #goalsetting #startuplife #startupgrowth #startupculture #growthstrategy

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Our who: Startups, small, and mid-sized organizations. Our sweet spot is startups - pre-Seed to Series E. Our what: We provide holistic talent acquisition and talent management consulting services. Our value is in planning, attracting, hiring, and retaining top talent. Our when: The sooner the better! The earlier we can get to work on your people foundation the better equipped you'll be to grow, shift, and change. Our why: We do this to make a difference in the lives of people who choose to work in startups and smaller organizations; on the candidate side and the business side. Creating inclusive and equitable spaces for teams to thrive is our passion. Our how: We dive deep with our clients so that we can learn about their business, understand and experience their culture, and get to know the people. The more we fold into your team the better we can support you.