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Episode Synopsis
Sign up to Recruiting Wisdom (for free) - https://newsletter.gopurpl.io/signupShiv is a former Head of Talent for high growth companies such as Multiverse and Assembly Global. She now helps founders at companies like Metaverse and Learnably hire the top 1% of talent into their high growth environments.In this episode Shiv debunks what A-Players actually means. How to find, assess and hire top performers who thrive in a high growth environment. And some of the core differences in hiring for start-ups vs scale-ups.Chapters00:00 Growth Stage Hiring02:28 Top Talent in High Growth Environments04:55 Attracting Talent to Early Stage Businesses06:14 Finding and Assessing Candidates09:17 Differences in Hiring for Seed vs Series C11:46 Why Does it Matter?14:10 Who Can We Learn From?Connect with Shiv: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivbrodie/Connect with Joe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-atkinson1/Episode Links:Joe’s Website: https://gopurpl.io/Shiv’s Website: https://found-global.co/Key Concepts & Tools Mentioned in This Video:• Growth-stage hiring• Hypergrowth startups• Identifying top talent / “A-players”• Force multipliers in teams• High-growth environment challenges• Career acceleration vs. steady-state roles• The “give and get” Venn diagram for talent attraction• Rate of learning and growth mentality• Winning trajectory and pattern of achievement• Coachability (early stage vs. scale-up context)• Critical thinking at pace• Resilience in ambiguous environments• Additive, challenging interview processes• Retention challenges in startups• Top-of-funnel ratios Screening for soft skills vs. hard skillsPass-through rates and data-driven hiringTalent density in organizations (e.g., PayPal Mafia, Revolut)Peer learning and micro-communities for TA leaders
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