Liz Dowling on Hiring in a Hyper-Growth Start-Up

In this episode, Alan Walker speaks with Liz Dowling about hiring in a hyper-growth start-up.

They talked about:

• What defines a "hyper-growth" start-up and the challenges recruiters face in these type of businesses
• How understanding the company's strategy, vision and roadmap is the first step towards moving from being reactive to proactive
• Successful TA teams building out a hiring roadmap that aligns to the business' commercials
• TA people needing to be able to challenge, ask questions and understand the plans of the business
• Questions to ask the business e.g. "Where are we going?", "Why are we going there?" and "What do you need?"
• Why recruiters need to feed the business with intel - including talent market data and dashboards on how the recruitment team is performing
• Educating the business as being essential, so they understand the commercial impact of TA being resourced appropriately
• The fact that confidence is key, as is quickly earning the respect of hiring managers
• How getting the basics in place - process, rules of engagement etc - is as important in these businesses as it is in large corporates
• Why creating a "recruiting culture" across the business will solve many challenges