Mumpreneurs in Tech Startups: Discrimination, Conflicting Priorities and Support Systems
The three key challenges that mothers founding tech startups face, and how to transform weakness into strength.
Fractional leadership: Why is it slower to take off in Asia, and how to tap into this growth hack?
In the current tech and funding winter, “gig” leadership is making its way into Asia. From finance to marketing and human resources, it is transforming our traditional definitions of leadership within a company. We ask community and human resources leaders five burning questions about this trending topic.
Surviving a prolonged tech winter
After a particularly long summer, this may be the first tech winter many are experiencing. How are founders and talent faring, and how can we help ourselves and one another during these trying times? ConnectOne speaks to community leaders and talent for insights.
Busted: 5 of the most common half-truths in resumes
While we all want to polish our resumes to perfection, half-truths are getting more common, and they almost always backfire, say our HR experts.
Are recruiters losing their mojo?
In our current world where there is more talent than jobs, widespread job cutting and easy access to job sites, where do recruitment agencies fit in? Our insiders reflect on the evolving role of recruiters and how hiring managers and jobseekers can work it to their advantage.
Is A Web3 Career For You?
Though the ecosystem is nascent and not yet clearly defined, these four questions will give you more clarity on whether it is a risk worth taking.
How will AI reshape recruitment and job search?
This is just the beginning. And recruiters and jobseekers are only beginning to discover AI’s vast potential.
How Did Quiet Quitting Get So Loud?
Is quiet quitting a new sort of resistance or learnt helplessness? Does it point to weak employees or leadership? Is it the spirit of our times or a new way to call an old problem? 2 HR leaders weigh in.
Are Rescinded Job Offers On The Rise?
Here’s everything you need to know to mitigate risks and land on your feet as quickly as possible.
How Will The Talent Market Change Over The Next 6 Months?
A lot has changed since the talent war and poaching spree that kicked off the year. As we enter the bear market with rising interest rates and inflation, much of the post-pandemic optimism has dimmed.
Is Remote-First The Answer To Hyper-scaling?
The five game-changing benefits of a remote-first culture for rapid scaling.
How to bridge the leadership gap post series C?
The talent transition required to support your growth and prevent culture cracks during accelerated scaling.
ConnectOne’s 10 SEA Startup Talent Predictions for 2022
As recent times have taught us, the new year is bound to have a few surprises. Put your startup in the best position to grow by staying on top of these predictions.
Onboarding for startups in a remote-first world
Onboarding is a key driver for a positive employee experience. Even more so as the world increasingly turns to remote or virtual work. Read on to find out the outcomes that onboarding programs should deliver and a step-by-step approach….
Profiling the Finance Leader in Startups
After an unusual 2020, the startup ecosystem is witnessing a resurgence in confidence with Q1 2021 seeing a record global venture investment.
Is a career at a start-up as big a risk as most might imagine?
There was a time not too long ago when joining a start-up seemed like a reckless gamble – one that could potentially cripple your career.
Age against the machine: How hiring mature workers in start-ups can work
The old misconception that start-ups are for the young needs to be put to rest. Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pulsar Ventures JD Lee revealed most of the people he had recruited were older than him when he launched his first start-up in 2007.
Found the perfect candidate? Don’t forget to check their references
Esther was, by all HR design, the perfect candidate. She fielded questions perfectly through the multiple rounds of interviews—including extensive case interviews. She performed admirably in an on-site immersion test to assess for further fit. Excited to have her on, we neglected to conduct a reference check. In hindsight, that could have saved us a lot of pain.
When founders hire their first senior hire
Every hire is an important hire and that’s why hiring your first senior hire, whether an executive or a technical expert, can be a little daunting.
Think like an investor: When to invest in experienced hires
As hard as it is to hear, being a startup founder does not automatically qualify you to run a business. While it is likely that they would be CEO by default, founders should examine their strengths and capabilities and be honest about in their business or technical acumen. Admitting there are gaps is not a sign of founder incapability; it is the opposite.
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