

Career growthNov 16, 2017
5 Best Alternatives to AngelList (now WellFound) | Websites like Angel.co
Hello recruiters’, I am going to show you the best alternatives of Angelist (now Wellfound) that you can use to fulfil your hiring needs. You don’t have to limit yourself to AngelList (now Wellfound) for your hiring needs. When there are great platforms that can give you better results than AngelList. I have picked up… Continue reading 5 Best Alternatives to AngelList (now WellFound) | Websites like Angel.co

Nikunj Verma

GCC and Tech HiringOct 24, 2017
AngelList's new pricing for recruiters — is it worth it?
They took so long that many wondered if they would come at all. Yes, AngelList pricing plans for recruiting are finally here. They are based on the size of your company and start from $199/month and go all the way to $1999/month. Quite a big range! What about the free plan? The free plan is… Continue reading AngelList's new pricing for recruiters — is it worth it?

Nikunj Verma

GCC and Tech HiringJul 19, 2017
Market insights for startups that are hiring
Last week, we released a comperehensive salary report for Indian startups. Based on real salaries of our users between 2016–17, this report highlights some important insights about startup compensation in India. For recruiters, knowing market salaries is as important as it is for professionals. Why? Simply because: Your team defines your startup. And your compensation… Continue reading Market insights for startups that are hiring

Nikunj Verma

GCC and Tech HiringMar 18, 2017
Before you start hiring
Having a great team is crucial to the success of any company. But we often get so obsessed with hiring that we forget to ask some fundamental questions first. Are you sure you want to hire? Premature or rapid hiring can lead to several problems. For early stage startups, it can even be lethal due… Continue reading Before you start hiring

Nikunj Verma

Career growthFeb 17, 2017
Cutting short hiring hackathons
Hiring hackathons. They used to work so well. Geeks used to be excited about building something cool and getting recognized for it. The sponsoring companies were happy at the prospect of hiring some of these smart geeks. But then something went wrong. We started overdoing it. More and more companies felt obliged to join the… Continue reading Cutting short hiring hackathons

Nikunj Verma

GCC and Tech HiringMar 17, 2016
Our hiring lessons
Like many of you, we have spent a fair time in hiring & faced several challenges. So many calls, so many meetings -most have yielded nothing. But recently we were able to hire someone in just 3 days flat, from start to finish. Upon reviewing the process we discovered some hiring hacks that we inadvertently used.… Continue reading Our hiring lessons

Nikunj Verma

GCC and Tech HiringDec 24, 2015
How is CutShort different from LinkedIn or Naukri?
Startup hiring is hard. Not because there are not enough hiring solutions but because they deliver more noise than actual results. For example, it is not uncommon to get 100+ applications on job posted on say LinkedIn, Naukri or HasJob. But most of these are irrelevant or come from fence-sitters. No wonder that one of the… Continue reading How is CutShort different from LinkedIn or Naukri?

Nikunj Verma

GCC and Tech HiringDec 24, 2015
Startup hiring hack: Always be hiring
Let’s admit it – startup hiring is tricky, time consuming and not exactly fun. Many of us find it as a huge distraction from the other “more exciting” activities we do at startups. So we tend to keep delaying hiring until it becomes a crying need. And when that happens, we force ourselves to repeat… Continue reading Startup hiring hack: Always be hiring

Nikunj Verma

GCC and Tech HiringDec 23, 2015
Two weeks after the PubMatic layoffs: here is what we have achieved so far
A bit of context first: Two weeks ago, we heard the unfortunate news that PubMatic was laying off 100+ people. To help the employees affected by this, we started an initiative to connect them with their prospective employers easily on our platform. Here is a brief checkpoint on what has happened since then. 40 companies have… Continue reading Two weeks after the PubMatic layoffs: here is what we have achieved so far

Nikunj Verma