Comments on: Meebo’s Jen: How to Find Hard-to-Find Talent http://gigaom.com/2008/07/05/meebos-jen-how-to-find-hard-to-find-talent/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:58:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Tony http://gigaom.com/2008/07/05/meebos-jen-how-to-find-hard-to-find-talent/#comment-889007 Tony Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:12:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14003#comment-889007 <p>Here's another one: Don't REQUIRE a college degree. There are a lot of very talented people out there who didn't go to college, or who left college before finishing, and who are top-notch talents.</p> Here’s another one: Don’t REQUIRE a college degree. There are a lot of very talented people out there who didn’t go to college, or who left college before finishing, and who are top-notch talents.

]]> By: Rhett http://gigaom.com/2008/07/05/meebos-jen-how-to-find-hard-to-find-talent/#comment-888692 Rhett Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:47:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14003#comment-888692 <p>Great write up and advice. I tend to agree with Jen and truly believe that having a cultural fit is key to a synergistic work place. I have found that, while finding good talent is difficult it is not impossible. If you put yourself out there at the events and 'community' functions, in addition to having your current team vouch and spread the work you will attract the right people. I do find it hard to work with some recruiters as they dont always understand or care about the FIT. I am also inclined to agree with Felipe - a little bit. As long as that person believes they will learn something from you that will help them get to their dream, things will work out. Fingers crossed.</p> <p>-Rhett</p> Great write up and advice. I tend to agree with Jen and truly believe that having a cultural fit is key to a synergistic work place. I have found that, while finding good talent is difficult it is not impossible. If you put yourself out there at the events and ‘community’ functions, in addition to having your current team vouch and spread the work you will attract the right people. I do find it hard to work with some recruiters as they dont always understand or care about the FIT. I am also inclined to agree with Felipe – a little bit. As long as that person believes they will learn something from you that will help them get to their dream, things will work out. Fingers crossed.

-Rhett

]]> By: Jeremy Horn http://gigaom.com/2008/07/05/meebos-jen-how-to-find-hard-to-find-talent/#comment-888088 Jeremy Horn Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:05:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14003#comment-888088 <p>Nice. Good tips for both start-ups and the well established company. When I am not writing articles for The Product Guy, this is a lot of what I help start-ups do. Already included in my weekend reading...</p> <p>http://tpgblog.com/2008/07/11/the-product-guys-weekend-reading-july-11-2008/</p> <p>Jeremy Horn The Product Guy http://tpgblog.com</p> Nice. Good tips for both start-ups and the well established company. When I am not writing articles for The Product Guy, this is a lot of what I help start-ups do. Already included in my weekend reading…

http://tpgblog.com/2008/07/11/the-product-guys-weekend-reading-july-11-2008/

Jeremy Horn The Product Guy http://tpgblog.com

]]> By: The Product Guy’s Weekend Reading (July 11, 2008) « The Product Guy http://gigaom.com/2008/07/05/meebos-jen-how-to-find-hard-to-find-talent/#comment-888073 The Product Guy’s Weekend Reading (July 11, 2008) « The Product Guy Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:02:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14003#comment-888073 <p>[...] your weekend enjoyment, are some highlights from my recent reading, for you. On Starting Up…http://gigaom.com/2008/07/05/meebos-jen-how-to-find-hard-to-find-talent/Tricks on how to address that ‘other’ scalability problem — quickly finding the [...]</p> [...] your weekend enjoyment, are some highlights from my recent reading, for you. On Starting Up…http://gigaom.com/2008/07/05/meebos-jen-how-to-find-hard-to-find-talent/Tricks on how to address that ‘other’ scalability problem — quickly finding the [...]

]]> By: Hiring Top Talent http://gigaom.com/2008/07/05/meebos-jen-how-to-find-hard-to-find-talent/#comment-887445 Hiring Top Talent Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:23:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14003#comment-887445 <p>[...] is a web page based IM widget. meebo “Co-founder and engineering chief, Sandy Jen, spoke with Found|READ, to offer tips on how to overcome what she calls the internal scaling challenge: hiring.” One [...]</p> [...] is a web page based IM widget. meebo “Co-founder and engineering chief, Sandy Jen, spoke with Found|READ, to offer tips on how to overcome what she calls the internal scaling challenge: hiring.” One [...]

]]> By: Prof8 http://gigaom.com/2008/07/05/meebos-jen-how-to-find-hard-to-find-talent/#comment-887430 Prof8 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:13:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14003#comment-887430 <p>If you're serious about recruiting, simply put your e-mail address, telephone number and physical address in your job ads, and don't limit yourself to one city. Advertise those jobs in Sopchoppy and Middletown, Pequea and Chillicothe and Olathe and Arden Hills and Longwood and Missoula. To keep your "small team culture" organize your people into small teams. When the total gets close to 150, split them into at least 2 more clearly separate groups, preferably at 2 locations. And don't ever forget that part of what drives the initial small team is what is needed to drive the nth small team -- the opportunity to hit it big themselves, i.e. to win the fame or fortune or to have created something new and great, or whatever rewards motivates each person.</p> If you’re serious about recruiting, simply put your e-mail address, telephone number and physical address in your job ads, and don’t limit yourself to one city. Advertise those jobs in Sopchoppy and Middletown, Pequea and Chillicothe and Olathe and Arden Hills and Longwood and Missoula. To keep your “small team culture” organize your people into small teams. When the total gets close to 150, split them into at least 2 more clearly separate groups, preferably at 2 locations. And don’t ever forget that part of what drives the initial small team is what is needed to drive the nth small team — the opportunity to hit it big themselves, i.e. to win the fame or fortune or to have created something new and great, or whatever rewards motivates each person.

]]> By: Philip http://gigaom.com/2008/07/05/meebos-jen-how-to-find-hard-to-find-talent/#comment-887291 Philip Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:11:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14003#comment-887291 <p>IMHO web 2.0 start-ups focus and obsess over user analytics and traffic analysis, but don't apply the same rigour to building teams.</p> <p>In hiring too much is left to gut feel, forming opinions based on surface traits. Start by objectively measuring the culture style of the founders and fit new hires to their reporting manager's personality and ability.</p> IMHO web 2.0 start-ups focus and obsess over user analytics and traffic analysis, but don’t apply the same rigour to building teams.

In hiring too much is left to gut feel, forming opinions based on surface traits. Start by objectively measuring the culture style of the founders and fit new hires to their reporting manager’s personality and ability.

]]> By: Psycuity - Informed People Decisions » Blog Archive » How to find the hard to find http://gigaom.com/2008/07/05/meebos-jen-how-to-find-hard-to-find-talent/#comment-887289 Psycuity - Informed People Decisions » Blog Archive » How to find the hard to find Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:50:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14003#comment-887289 <p>[...] methods. Sandy Jen co-founder of meebo recently spoke on a panel at Structure 08 and gave some great advice on how to overcome the internal scaling challenge or [...]</p> [...] methods. Sandy Jen co-founder of meebo recently spoke on a panel at Structure 08 and gave some great advice on how to overcome the internal scaling challenge or [...]

]]> By: Jonathan http://gigaom.com/2008/07/05/meebos-jen-how-to-find-hard-to-find-talent/#comment-887247 Jonathan Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:10:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14003#comment-887247 <p>Interesting! I would love to talk with someone from Meebo, Riviera Partners or anyone from an exciting company in the Bay Area. I'm in San Mateo and looking for something Consumer Internet or High-tech related.</p> <p>Quick background: MS in Comp. Science Carnegie Mellon, MBA Michigan , recent Web 2.0 seed-level work, I-banking and VC experience. Contact me at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/joncharles01.</p> <p>-Jonathan</p> Interesting! I would love to talk with someone from Meebo, Riviera Partners or anyone from an exciting company in the Bay Area. I’m in San Mateo and looking for something Consumer Internet or High-tech related.

Quick background: MS in Comp. Science Carnegie Mellon, MBA Michigan , recent Web 2.0 seed-level work, I-banking and VC experience. Contact me at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/joncharles01.

-Jonathan

]]> By: Nag http://gigaom.com/2008/07/05/meebos-jen-how-to-find-hard-to-find-talent/#comment-887197 Nag Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:49:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14003#comment-887197 <p>Very nice post. Thanks for brining this to light.</p> <p>Jen, your theorem of HIRING people is one of the success of meebo, i should say.</p> <p>I will be looking forward for your next startup. Hopefully by then i am out of my H1B and get my geencard. Or atleast i can do contracting with the next startup..</p> <p>Cheers, Nag</p> Very nice post. Thanks for brining this to light.

Jen, your theorem of HIRING people is one of the success of meebo, i should say.

I will be looking forward for your next startup. Hopefully by then i am out of my H1B and get my geencard. Or atleast i can do contracting with the next startup..

Cheers, Nag

]]> By: judy http://gigaom.com/2008/07/05/meebos-jen-how-to-find-hard-to-find-talent/#comment-887194 judy Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:33:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14003#comment-887194 <p>Yes I am a very senior recruiter in SF (since 86) and I am aggregating information on the New Web companies in the form of a Guide. I have never seen a time of this many companies emerging looking for very similar people its a huge challenge to say the least. Let me know if you want to talk with me - and Im on twitter @judehere J</p> Yes I am a very senior recruiter in SF (since 86) and I am aggregating information on the New Web companies in the form of a Guide. I have never seen a time of this many companies emerging looking for very similar people its a huge challenge to say the least. Let me know if you want to talk with me – and Im on twitter @judehere J

]]> By: Felipe http://gigaom.com/2008/07/05/meebos-jen-how-to-find-hard-to-find-talent/#comment-887189 Felipe Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:05:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14003#comment-887189 <p>Good tips, but I think you forgot a major one:</p> <ol> <li>Don't hire someone who has a dream of their own.</li> </ol> <p>If you find somebody who is really passioned about a personal project and can get things done, don't necessarily think they will do the same for your company. They want to work on their dream, not somebody else's.</p> Good tips, but I think you forgot a major one:

  1. Don’t hire someone who has a dream of their own.

If you find somebody who is really passioned about a personal project and can get things done, don’t necessarily think they will do the same for your company. They want to work on their dream, not somebody else’s.

]]> By: Riviera Partners http://gigaom.com/2008/07/05/meebos-jen-how-to-find-hard-to-find-talent/#comment-887186 Riviera Partners Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:16:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14003#comment-887186 <p>www.rivierapartners.com</p> http://www.rivierapartners.com

]]> By: parrish http://gigaom.com/2008/07/05/meebos-jen-how-to-find-hard-to-find-talent/#comment-887178 parrish Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:39:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14003#comment-887178 <p>Great article! Is there a recruiter specializing in this space to assist the companies with their needs?</p> Great article! Is there a recruiter specializing in this space to assist the companies with their needs?

]]> By: parrish http://gigaom.com/2008/07/05/meebos-jen-how-to-find-hard-to-find-talent/#comment-887177 parrish Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:39:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14003#comment-887177 <p>Great article! Is there a recruiter specializing in this space to assist the companies with there needs?</p> Great article! Is there a recruiter specializing in this space to assist the companies with there needs?

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