The Insider: HR

What Senior-Level Job Seekers Should Know Before Applying

Why are senior-level candidates so out of touch with what employers need? Careers expert Alexandra Levit explores what your resume might be missing.

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How to Avoid Hiring the Wrong Person for Your Startup

Hiring the wrong person at a startup is a critical error — and leads to wasted time and resources. Nathaniel Koloc outlines four steps to vet your candidates thoroughly.

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Career Advice for Millennials Who Want to Make a Difference

Millennials have high “connectional intelligence,” a trait that should be an advantage in today’s workplace. But how do they convince the higher-ups they’re worth a gamble?

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15 Interview Questions to Ask Your Next Hire

Working for a startup takes a diverse set of skills. Does your candidate have what it takes? These interview questions will help you figure it out, fast.

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Want to Land a Dream Hire? 15 Perks That Work

Startups can’t always compete for a candidate’s attention with salary alone. So why not compete with extras — like flex work hours — instead?

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13 Qualities to Look for in Your Next Social Media Hire

What’s a social media director really do, anyway? And more to the point, what skills do they need to have to do it well?

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8 Traits Top Employees Share

The most indispensable startup employees share 8 key traits. Here’s how to spot them early.

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How to Start an Employee Wellness Program

No company can be successful without paying attention to the well-being of their people. But how do you get started?

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Hiring a Web Developer? 4 Interpersonal Skills to Look For

Anyone can be a brilliant coder — but startups need web developers they can actually trust.

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3 Key Questions to Ask Before Hiring for Your Startup

From how much equity to offer to probationary periods, there are a lot of factors to consider when making an early-stage startup hire.

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3 Key Startup Jobs to Outsource

Startup founders might know their product inside out, but most could do with support in other areas — namely finance and HR.

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11 Things to Look for in Your Startup Partner

Finding a partner who will start up with you is a business relationship you don’t want to gamble with. Eleven female founders share what to look for before you sign a single paper.

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How to Communicate Effectively With “Annoying” Employees

Be honest: some of your employees and colleagues annoy you. Vanessa Van Edwards explains why — and how to communicate with “annoying” co-workers with finesse.

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Job Hunting? 5 Tips to Prepare Your Social Profiles for Employers

Looking for a job? Here are 5 ways to make absolutely sure that when your future employer Googles you, they like what they find.

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5 Tips for Young Entrepreneurs Who Want to Be Taken Seriously

Young entrepreneurs are often dismissed by doubtful investors and colleagues. Here are 5 ways to show them you’re very, very serious.

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5 Things You Need to Know About Interviewing at a Startup

Interviewing for a job at a startup requires an entrepreneurial approach, not classic textbook mediocrity. Max Sobol reveals 5 things all candidates should know before they get in the hot seat.

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Love to Travel? 7 Startup Jobs for You

If you love startups and you love travel, there is definitely a job out there for you — if you know where to look.

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Is Your Business “Partnership” as Solid as You Think?

Co-founders and “partners” beware: without a formal agreement, you may not have the same rights to your company’s future that you think you do.

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5 Pieces of Advice for Entrepreneurial MBAs

Getting a Harvard MBA should prepare you for entrepreneurship…right? While MBAs certainly have advantages (like analytical training), they may have to work a little harder on some other qualities first.

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12 Ways to Keep Your Team on Task (Without Micromanaging)

If a startup is like a baby, can you really blame a founder for wanting to manage every single task? But micromanagement can actually harm productivity.

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