The race: A marathon or a sprint? Closing days of a very rough year in tech I've taken a few minutes to reflect on a long career in recruiting and the conversations I've had this year. Tough conversations. Companies: Hire fast & hard hire the best with X cert hire the best with experience at X company fill those hiring numbers before we lose them. Bums in seats. I get it - time is money and opportunity. You are competing for talent, even in a tough hiring market. But what of the fallout when things go wrong? Layoffs - everywhere. Bad press. Tanking stocks. Employees: Chase that cert. Start looking for your next role (or company) 3 months into your new job. Volunteer to be part of every project, every initiative. Spread yourself thin. Chase that title. Chase the money. Ambition & enthusiasm trumps functional & and technical competence and experience in delivering results. I get it - Loyalty isn't what it used to be. Promises and cool working environments don't pay the bills. If you aren't advancing...you're falling behind. If late 2022 and all of 2023 have taught this old recruiter anything from the hundreds of client and candidate conversations I've had this year is that somewhere in between the layoff news, the promises of jobs, a move across the country followed swiftly by a round of layoffs in new hires first week is that speed alone in the hiring frenzy backfires... hard. Moving over and over from job to job barely spending a year at each firm but collecting a very shallow amount of experience at each backfires just as much. And as individuals, you can't rely on deep pockets of investors when the monthly mortgage and bills come due. Chart your course, set your pace, and remember, the right direction trumps speed every time. Have - a - career - plan. Have - a - hiring - plan. 🔥 Your Thoughts? How has focusing on direction over speed changed your career journey? 👇 Share your stories below! #CareerJourney #MindfulCareerMoves #StrategicGrowth #recruiting 🌟 Let's connect! For more insights and guidance on career paths and talent acquisition, follow me for regular updates.
Tony Bagnato
10mo
It really is key to have a plan Daryl Daley However from experience I know how to easy it is to “hire too fast” in hot markets. Realizing later you over hired, overpaid, and too often that you lowered your hiring standard to fill seats.
Matt Rebeiro
10mo
It’s time to go somewhere fast 💨 Daryl Daley !
Andrew Butchart
10mo
There's a biography titled "I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can" that could describe the phenomenon you are referring to. I've never actually read it, but the title has stuck with me. A key thing I think that is buried in your post is "you can't rely on deep pockets of investors". The days of easy money where investors were taking risks on startups in hopes of a big payday because more conservative investments weren't paying decent returns are over. Sure - people may be tossing cash at anything that has "A.I." in the name at present just like back in the days of the ".com" bubble, but the days of easy money I expect are over. I think that a key point that many people lose sight of is that the purpose of technology is to support business success. I remember mentoring a very bright young lady a few years ago who really embraced the idea I gave her that it didn't matter how cool the technology was, it only mattered if it helped us sell chemicals at a decent margin. How to make that point to a hiring manager who is working off a checklist? Now that's the real challenge.
P.S. To businesses in the race to scale: While speed in expansion is tempting, consider the value of deliberate growth. The right talent, aligned with your core values and goals, is worth the wait and can drive sustainable success.