This morning i was having discussion with my friend Sumit on hiring strategy for startup. Primarily discussion was on whether to hire experienced folks or a fresher out of college.
My answer was its going to be mix of both experienced and freshers (all size doesnt fit in here) and depends on various things.
It depends on:
- What role & responsibility are we talking about ?
- Is that profile available in market ?
- Importantly, Is that profile ready to join the startup?
- Can we afford that ideal profile?
All of the factors varies with the grwoth of the startup. With its growth, there would be different set of responsibilities/role requirement in the company, Awareness about the startup would be more ( idealistically) and hopefully if there are lots of fundind/revenue happening, you may afford a bomb.
There would always be situations where in you will have to compromise with this (and more), because its not the ideal world. What as an enterpreneur you have to design is, design the jobs/kind of reporting structure, which would optimize your resources.
So what can you do to find good hires? Alot! Checkout tips to attract talent by Vijay