{"id":11003,"date":"2015-08-27T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.wework.com\/?p=11003"},"modified":"2020-03-30T18:28:09","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T22:28:09","slug":"finance-tech-hireds-uk-manager-building-business-world-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/professional-development\/finance-tech-hireds-uk-manager-building-business-world-startups","title":{"rendered":"At London’s Hired, matching the right person to the job"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sophie Adelman always envisioned herself building a business from scratch, with a supportive team who was driven by their belief in the company\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n

What she didn\u2019t foresee was that this dream would come true at a tech startup.<\/p>\n

Adelman was always familiar with the startup scene, having attended business school at Stanford. But her path was strictly business. Starting off in investment banking, she then joined the executive search firm Egon Zhender. It was here that Adelman realized how much she enjoyed helping people with their careers. After receiving her MBA, she returned to her native London to work in strategic investments for Lord Jacob Rothschild, of the banking family. Though she appreciated this opportunity to work with someone so influential, Adelman longed to be a part of a team that was actively building something.<\/p>\n

Enter Hired<\/a>, a startup whose mission is to make hiring and getting hired easy and enjoyable. The process is fully contingent, so candidates don\u2019t pay anything to join and companies only pay if they hire through Hired. Candidates are paired with a \u201ctalent advocate\u201d who acts as their career coach and whose job is to ensure that the candidate has a good experience. If the candidate is hired, they get a cash bonus plus a box full of goodies like chocolate and champagne.<\/p>\n

It sounds too good to actually work, right? But with over 1,800 companies from tiny startups to giant companies making bids in the Hired marketplace, there is veritable proof of its success.<\/p>\n

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Adelman joined Hired to introduce the company to the U.K. market. Hired\u2019s method, she says, is completely different from the traditional recruitment she was familiar with from Egon Zhender. \u201cYou were trying to make a deal happen from both sides, and it always felt a little bit dirty in the middle, like you were trying to force people to take a job.\u201d At Hired, she never feels like she has to sell her services to the client. \u201cI just have to explain how it works and they\u2019re sold. There\u2019s no harm in trying it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another plus of Hired is the scalability of the venture. \u201cI can have four people in London but I can make many hires through the platform, whereas in traditional recruiting the number of hires is constrained by the time you have to meet people.\u201d And the company is growing: It tripled in size over the past year and expects to double in size by the following year. The challenge for Hired, Adelman says, is execution. \u201cWe don\u2019t have a challenge getting companies on board, and getting candidates is not a problem. We just have to grow really fast and do it well.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a woman with experience in the tech and business industries, Adelman says that she doesn\u2019t see her gender as a barrier in the tech field. \u201cI come from a world of finance and I think there are barriers for women since it\u2019s very male dominated and there\u2019s very little flexibility with hours. Tech is more meritocratic and more flexible\u2014you still work hard, but you can value your life. The tech world values diversity because from diversity comes innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n

For companies planning on hiring new talent, Adelman advises them to communicate clearly with their candidates and be up-front and transparent in salary negotiations. For people looking to get hired, Adelman recommends spending time to think about what you want. \u201cOften people get distracted on the path to finding the best position for them. Be honest about what you\u2019re looking for and don\u2019t try to gain the system. Look for opportunities to learn, because at the end of the day it\u2019s learning that\u2019s going to be most valuable.\u201d And, of course, use Hired.<\/p>\n

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