As recruiters, our goal is to do right by our candidates in helping them find the next opportunity to build their career. That said, we are often put in the hard position of making judgments on which candidates to invest time in and put in front of our clients. As much as we would like to, we cannot immediately place every candidate we speak with. Despite that reality, we strive to treat candidates with respect and always build a relationship, …
Steve Jobs is generally known for creating fantastic things. So, as usual, Steve pretty much said it best: “Recruiting usually requires more than you alone can do, so I’ve found that collaborative recruiting and having a culture that recruits the “A” players is the best way.” It’s that simple. As with any solid process, successful recruiting requires ongoing interaction and communication. It’s easy for recruiters to become too “busy” and metrics-focused to connect with the business, but it’s imperative to …
As a startup company, you are in a war for talent and recognize how vital it is to attract top caliber talent to your team. You also are probably adept at extolling the perks of working at your company and your mission to change the world through technology and innovation. While putting your best foot forward, your efforts may not ensure success in closing top candidates. Why? Because the best candidates are not “sold” on an opportunity; they “buy” into …
Managing Partner Ali Behnam was listed in Business Insider’s recent feature “10 People Who Can Get You The Best Jobs In Tech And Make You Rich” - a group of key individuals who keep the tech scene buzzing. If you’re a candidate seeking to land one of Silicon Valley’s best tech jobs, you’d be wise to contact us. (Business Insider) – The war for talent has never been hotter in Silicon Valley. Sometimes a key hire can make the difference in when …
Our recruiting experts are full of knowledge and insight, so in the spirit of the New Year, we share a few of their recruiting tips and resolutions to help us and our candidates prosper in 2013. Candidate Tips: “Research the company before an initial interview. This will help show the potential employer that you are truly interested.”—Sunny Mee, Technical Recruiter “Be honest with your technical capabilities and expertise—in terms of both strengths and weaknesses. Also, speak candidly about your career …
You’ve raised your capital. You’ve passed proof of concept. And now you’re excitedly entering build mode. But, wait…you need a team of talented engineers to move forward. Where do you turn? It’s a challenge many emerging companies face. The ability to rapidly scale a top-notch engineering team could be the difference between success and failure. Yet not all organizations have the resources and expertise to effectively recruit the right engineers in the timeframe necessary to build and release their products …
Managing Partner Ali Behnam recently had a conversation with tech blogger Susan Hall to discuss the changing dynamics affecting the infrastructure of today’s startups. As a veteran in startup and executive recruiting, Ali shared his insight on a number of hot topics influencing the job market: the growing need to consume and analyze data, current high-demand jobs and their required skill sets (Java, Ruby on Rails, PHP, etc.), as well as his outlook about how new technologies like cloud computing will affect the …
Riviera Partners has a deep fascination with data. We are continually accumulating massive amounts of data (recruiting, candidate, client, VC) on a daily basis and we are always attempting to find new ways to not only understand it, but leverage it. As we’ve grown over the years, we’ve also been investing in technologies that can better help us to track, measure and understand this data. Recently Riviera partnered with the developer team at MaxHire to help give new insights to our recruiting …
Riviera Partners’ Principal Dirk Cleveland was recently contacted by Gerry Shih at Reuters for some insight into the growing demand for talented User Interface/User Experience designers. As a specialist in recruiting these specific roles, Dirk spoke of the current difficulties behind finding that one, special design “unicorn” given the current state of the candidate market. Big companies like Facebook, Pinterest, Google, Apple, Twitter and Yelp are feeling the talent crunch and are fueling the fire behind the ongoing wars for …
Changing jobs is one of life’s major events. Much like choosing a college, getting married or moving residences, the choices you make regarding your career can change the trajectory of your life. Making this transition is a reality that everyone will face at some point in their career. When properly executed, the experience can serve to be an extremely effective vehicle for both personal and professional growth. In my experience, the best and the brightest candidates are rarely actively looking …