HIRE SMART FROM THE START

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This book distills lessons gained from the authors 20 years of experience, building out and staffing two enormously successful Internet startups and helping firms land the talent they need to reach their greatest potential.

Don't rely on instincts alone. Hiring is king and while the lesson seems so basic, so many good companies stumble and lose their stride just when they were poised for rapid growth. Why Their leaders treated hiring as a tedious chore. They posted an ad hoc ad. Took the first person with the right skills. Hired for immediate needs, rather than future flourishing.

Whether you're a high-tech entrepreneur taking a startup public, or a food truck vendor with a concept that's taking off, Hire Smart from the Start offers a proven formula to help you:

• Find candidates whose values and working style fit your business
• Spot the 5 types of applicants you should never, ever hire
• Motivate "reach" candidates to leave their jobs and take a chance on your vision
• Develop meaningful incentives that make people stay

Accelerate success: hire smart from the start. This book shows you how.

Author Bio

Dave Carvajal is CEO of Dave Partners, a firm that is re-wiring the Executive Search experience for the tech scene. He was co-founder of HotJobs.com, which traded at a market capitalisation of $1.2 billion before it sold to Yahoo!