| Good employees make a healthy organization. A | | | | Questions which will get you answers that show if |
| start-up in India, however, needs great employees to | | | | the candidate meets your overall expectations. Do |
| survive and flourish. Finding such great employees to | | | | not hesitate to ask questions even if you think they |
| fill the crucial positions is one of the biggest | | | | might make you sound stupid. Test the candidates |
| challenges for a start-up. | | | | technical skills thoroughly; if there is one thing your |
| Three Step Recruitment Plan | | | | start-up cannot afford, it is an employee with a long |
| There are three key steps which any start-up would | | | | and slow learning curve. You need to find someone |
| need to follow to get their key employees in place. | | | | who has the right technical skill-sets alongwith an |
| Step 1 . Have a recruitment strategy - and stick to it | | | | entrepreneurial streak. |
| It is critical to form a recruitment strategy before | | | | Step 3 . Found your guy? Sell him on the strengths |
| setting out to fill positions or expand the team. A | | | | of your start-up |
| recruitment strategy will have components like an | | | | A majority of the highly-skilled candidates would think |
| organization chart, defined hierarchies and reporting | | | | thrice before joining a start-up. It is fraught with |
| structures, salary ranges comparable with industry | | | | risks, entails considerably more work and adds no |
| norms (if not better) and other things. Whatever be | | | | immediate brand value. However, you have an |
| the strategy, it is important to be loyal to it even if a | | | | opportunity to convince the right candidate to come |
| few candidates reject your job offers initially. In the | | | | on board your team by sharing your vision and |
| long run, it will pay off by getting you employees | | | | growth plan. Your kind of employee is generally |
| who gel well together. Create a complete picture of | | | | motivated by challenging work and you are in a good |
| the kind of person you would want for each position | | | | position to provide him with this. Take advantage of |
| - consider not only technical, work-related skills but | | | | it. |
| also soft, transferrable skills and overall mind-set. | | | | To sum it up, invest time and effort in selecting a |
| Step 2 . Ask this, Ask that, Ask all sorts of questions | | | | candidate and then offer him the right balance of |
| Now that you know what kind of candidate you are | | | | challenges and rewards. This winning combination will |
| looking for, go ahead and ask the right questions. | | | | get you your winning team. |