Comments on: p2w2 SBL: Small Business Secrets to Hiring http://www.p2w2.com/blog/index.php/small-business-secrets-to-hiring/ We help small businesses outsource Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:38:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: FLEXORIL information. » FLEXORIL.US http://www.p2w2.com/blog/index.php/small-business-secrets-to-hiring/comment-page-1/#comment-236 FLEXORIL information. » FLEXORIL.US Tue, 20 May 2008 13:34:38 +0000 http://www.p2w2.com/blog/index.php/index.php/2008/04/26/small-business-secrets-to-hiring/#comment-236 [...] good article. Has some solid info if you are resonsible for hiring. read more | digg [...] [...] good article. Has some solid info if you are resonsible for hiring. read more | digg [...]

]]> By: Chaitanya http://www.p2w2.com/blog/index.php/small-business-secrets-to-hiring/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Chaitanya Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:06:47 +0000 http://www.p2w2.com/blog/index.php/index.php/2008/04/26/small-business-secrets-to-hiring/#comment-44 Gowri, That's a very thoughtful comment. I agree with you about the risk averseness. If a person has a huge mortgage and he/she has to survive on a meager salary, that's not going to work. However, that is more applicable for senior management for whom stock is the compensation and they work on very low salary. For middle management and junior roles, that may not be applicable because they could be compensation at or near the market salary. Gowri, That’s a very thoughtful comment. I agree with you about the risk averseness. If a person has a huge mortgage and he/she has to survive on a meager salary, that’s not going to work. However, that is more applicable for senior management for whom stock is the compensation and they work on very low salary. For middle management and junior roles, that may not be applicable because they could be compensation at or near the market salary.

]]> By: Gowri http://www.p2w2.com/blog/index.php/small-business-secrets-to-hiring/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Gowri Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:46:05 +0000 http://www.p2w2.com/blog/index.php/index.php/2008/04/26/small-business-secrets-to-hiring/#comment-39 I think "hiring infected people" is probably one of the most important for a small business or a startup. You do not want people for whom its a 9-to-5 job. The people you hire need to know enough about the business domain/technology to know what they are getting into, and also need to be passionate about that area. The former alone is not enough - the passion is critical. I once interviewed with a very small startup. The CEO was explaining his business ideas, strategy, technology etc, and even at that point I felt I simply did not connect with it at all. Infact I did not even agree that such a business model was viable in the long run. I politely told him that I just didnt see eye to eye with his company and left. I knew enough about that business but could never love it enough to find the passion. One more thing I would look for, esp for early stage startups, not mentioned in this article, is how risk averse the candidate is. Look for if and how they have taken any risks in their life/career. Also, Look at where they are in their life - did the guy just have a baby and bought a large house with a huge mortgage? He might be risk averse right now and looking for some stability. You want people who have taken risks in their previous work, failed and learnt from it. I think “hiring infected people” is probably one of the most important for a small business or a startup. You do not want people for whom its a 9-to-5 job. The people you hire need to know enough about the business domain/technology to know what they are getting into, and also need to be passionate about that area. The former alone is not enough – the passion is critical.

I once interviewed with a very small startup. The CEO was explaining his business ideas, strategy, technology etc, and even at that point I felt I simply did not connect with it at all. Infact I did not even agree that such a business model was viable in the long run. I politely told him that I just didnt see eye to eye with his company and left. I knew enough about that business but could never love it enough to find the passion.

One more thing I would look for, esp for early stage startups, not mentioned in this article, is how risk averse the candidate is. Look for if and how they have taken any risks in their life/career. Also, Look at where they are in their life – did the guy just have a baby and bought a large house with a huge mortgage? He might be risk averse right now and looking for some stability. You want people who have taken risks in their previous work, failed and learnt from it.

]]> By: Chaitanya http://www.p2w2.com/blog/index.php/small-business-secrets-to-hiring/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Chaitanya Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:51:24 +0000 http://www.p2w2.com/blog/index.php/index.php/2008/04/26/small-business-secrets-to-hiring/#comment-38 Thanks Vaspers and Vanditha for your comments. We would love to have you back. Thanks Vaspers and Vanditha for your comments. We would love to have you back.

]]> By: Vanditha http://www.p2w2.com/blog/index.php/small-business-secrets-to-hiring/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Vanditha Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:45:02 +0000 http://www.p2w2.com/blog/index.php/index.php/2008/04/26/small-business-secrets-to-hiring/#comment-37 This is a very interesting and informative blog. Keep it coming. All the best. - Vanditha This is a very interesting and informative blog. Keep it coming. All the best.

- Vanditha

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