What Top Tech Talent Really Wants From A Job
Did you know that most tech job seekers would rather work on interesting projects than take jobs that pay them higher? And that’s not all…
Why Everyone We Hire Must Think Like A Growth Hacker
“What keeps you up at night?” I get this question a lot these days. it comes from analysts, investors, journalists, our board, employees, and friends. The answer has become clearer over the years, and it has to do with the most important resource we have at Shutterstock. The answer to this question can be…
9 Ways You Can Make Your Startup Employees Happiest
We always take time to celebrate our wins. Whether it’s a new project, new teammate or new launch, we take time to recognize team and individual successes. Taking small breaks to socialize and catch up at team happy hours reenergizes the team and ultimately leads to awesome workflow and collaboration. Our…
8 Tips For Recruiting The Best Engineers For Your Startup
My technical co-founder has a group of engineers that he calls his “hacking team.” These guys get together once a week and look at new tech tools, help each other out on projects and share tricks. If you know great engineers, even if they are already employed, trust who they hang out with. Smart people hang…
Hiring Made Easy – Picking The Perfect Candidate From Your List Of Hopefuls
Last time we took a look about how best to go about getting started with the hiring process, including the best places to look to find great candidates. So, now that you’ve scoured AngelList, blew up a ton of LinkedIn inboxes and had one too many drinks at too many meetups to count, you’ve amassed an…