Come and meet 3 Technology Startups based in Brussels who have faced recruitment challenges. They will share their experiences and their tips to help you recruiting the right person for your startup, getting subsidies and avoiding main recruitlment mistakes. Speakers: 1/ WooRank 2/ CleverPhone 3/ TalentStrip + Catherine Kohnen, Head hunter and HR consultant at Elenkos will be here to give details about the recruitment process and all the mistakes to avoid.

2. How to recruit in a tech startup?
Guidelines,Tips and Pitfalls

3. Our speakers
Cleverphone
Talentstrip
Woorank

4. how to recruit in a tech startup?
Once upon a time...

5. how to recruit in a tech startup?

6. how to recruit in a tech startup?
Will they live happily ever
after ...

7. ...or not !

8. Topics
I. Who to hire ?
II. How to attract and find talents ?
III. How to select candidates ?

9. 1. Who to hire ?
The perfect match:
It’s not only about what you need,
it’s about what you can give

10. Permanent or freelancer ?
• Implication
• Costs
• Flexibility
• Legal aspects

11. Junior or confirmed ?
• Cost
• Autonomy
• Flexibility

12. Hiring outside of your expertise field
• Ask, ask, ask !
• What would a good profile be ?
• Learn his market
• How will you manage him ?

13. Subsidies
• Take them into account...
• ... but do not base your whole recruitment
strategy on them
• Be careful about the conditions

14. Think integration
• How will your next hire fit in your
organization?
• Think of a learning curve !
• Why will he stay ?

15. II. Attract and find

16. how to recruit in a tech startup?
«Why join the navy when you
can be a pirate?»

17. Write a good ad
• Clear and to the point
• Focus on what your candidate wants
• Think out of the box
• Make it viral

19. Cool add

20. Share the news !
• Avoid paid advertisement
• In your network...
• ...and in your target network

21. Linkedin ?
• Free ad spots
• Target people
• Contact them directly

22. Working with a headhunter ?
• Expensive but might be useful
• Beware, they will find you !
• Be careful about what you can get
• Negotiate before meeting people

23. III. How to select candidates ?
The art of the
interview

24. Danger : the
«best buddy
syndrom»
It’s not because you
really like him that he
will be good

25. Preparation
• Read the cv in depth
• Do a bit of research
• Track your communication
• First phone screening

26. The Interview
• Use two or more • Prepare a case
interviewers
• Be ready to answer
• Ask open-ended questions
questions
• Inform the candidates
• Look for evidence of about the next steps
skills and achievements
• Ask for references
• Check the attitude

27. An interview is marketing
• You need to convince your candidate
• He may not be the one but he will still talk about you....

28. Q&A
More questions? info@elenkos.be