Hiring

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The Fractional CTO explained

The Fractional CTO explained

Does your team need Fractional CTO services? As your team begins to grow, you might feel the need to promote your technical cofounder to the role of Chief Technology Officer. That’s often a mistake. There are many different skills a CTO needs depending on the size of the company....

When there isn’t plenty of fish in the sea: hiring and retaining tech talent

When there isn’t plenty of fish in the sea: hiring and retaining tech talent

The shortage of skilled workers has been rising continuously in recent years. To be able to hire and retain scarce talent, we need to improve the quality and speed of the hiring process. Here’s how we do that at madewithlove. I. Finding talent 1. Take care of your job...

How to overcome cognitive biases in your hiring process

How to overcome cognitive biases in your hiring process

The first step to overcoming biases is recognizing that they exist and that no one — no matter how educated and open-minded they are — is free of them. Biases can influence our decisions in numerous ways. If undetected, they can lead to suboptimal hires and, perhaps worse, unequal opportunities. Today, we...

A few things you should know to nail your next job interview

A few things you should know to nail your next job interview

If you are reading this right now, chances are high that you have a job interview coming up shortly. Perhaps you are not nervous because thanks to today’s talent shortage, you may choose between 4 or 5 job offers served to you on a silver platter every single day....

Why remote is the new workplace - 2022

Why remote is the new workplace - 2022

Since the pandemic began, we all have experienced the pleasures and pains of remote working. Fully remote jobs have become so increasingly popular with job seekers that some of them are even willing to pay for job boards that only allow fully remote job postings. However, some companies are still...

Why startups gain an advantage in the war for talent by hiring and working remotely

Why startups gain an advantage in the war for talent by hiring and working remotely

Recruitment was not the easiest business to work in during the first year of the pandemic. The first things that come to mind when thinking about how COVID-19 affected the economy are massive layoffs in various economic sectors, small businesses closing down, and a lot of uncertainty in general. A...

How to hire a CTO

How to hire a CTO

During the past years, I’ve interviewed a lot of developers, technical leaders, and CTOs. There are a few key things I’ve learned about hiring a good CTO for your startup. Does every successful technical team need a Chief Technology Officer at one point in time? What are the...

The personal touch when onboarding an employee in a remote world

The personal touch when onboarding an employee in a remote world

These are strange times for everyone. Imagine starting out in a new remote job when all you’ve ever been used to is going to an office and seeing all your colleagues face-to-face every single day. A new job: exciting! Meeting all your colleagues only through a screen: scary? It...

Seniority level in software engineering and how to assess it

Seniority level in software engineering and how to assess it

As a non-technical founder, it can be difficult to determine if your development team is composed of engineers that are on a senior or junior level, or somewhere in between. This especially becomes a big challenge when it’s time to hire your first engineer or expand the existing development...

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