businessgyan

Dec 15 2001

Start-up recruiting - making it work

Written by Editorial team

Saturday, 15 December 2001

It was tough recruiting the right talent for a new venture even in the boom times. Now, with the chips down, for most new ventures attracting the right people is the biggest challenge facing them. Here is a compendium of insights and tips of what works so that you can draw your own lessons on getting it right.

According to Shamita Chatterjee of Think Harbor, “The characteristics of the people who are very effective in a start-up environment is different from those in established organizations and understanding these characteristics and focusing on these is the first effective step one can take for finding the right people.”

CHARACTERISTICS OF EMPLOYEES SUITABLE FOR START-UPS AND ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATIONS

START-UPS	ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATIONS
Ability to work in an ambiguous and	Comfortable with systems
Undefined environment	Keen on stability
Urge to concentrate on work alone	Well-qualified
Entrepreneurial	Set ambitions

Having identified the right characteristics, the next big challenge is to attract and convince them of the challenge and opportunity that awaits them in the new venture.

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