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Denver Startup Week: Hiring Mistakes Startups Should Avoid

by EdgeLink on September 11, 2013 in EdgeLink Happenings, Start-up Hiring Strategy

Denver Startup Week 2013

As part of our sponsorship of Denver Startup Week, on Thursday, Sep 19, 2013 (5p-7p), John Kindgeski, our resident “Startup expert” will be presenting on Hiring Mistakes Startups Should Avoid. Joined by Kelly Taylor of Pivotdesk and Chris Black of Tendril, John will be part of a panel discussion about how to overcome many hurdles faced when building a team.

The event will take place at at NewsGator Technologies – 950 17th St Ste 2500. During the session, the panel will highlight a step by step process for hiring at different stages of your startup including, setting realistic objectives, importance of job description (internal and external), value propositions, legal responsibilities, interview plan/process, how to reach candidates, creating culture, on-boarding process and retention.

If you’re a startup and are looking to maximize the build out of your team, you should attend this great event. For more information, please visit the Denver Startup Week website

Update: If you would like to see John’s presentation from Denver Startup Week, you can download it hereHiring your Startup Team – Denver Startup Week – Edgelink.pdf