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Upcoming Survey Report: What are modern candidates thinking about?
May 13th, 2019

We often hear companies saying things like: I’m getting only low quality candidates. Whatever happened to good engineers? Candidates are not taking our tests. Nobody wants to make an effort these days. It’s sad. Candidates disappear in between the hiring process. Why they are so unprofessional? Out of 5 offers, only 1 person joins us….

cutshort insights, hiring

Your context is unique. So should be your interview process.
February 13th, 2019

One of the things I learned very early enough was that a startup is NOT a mini version of an enterprise. Things that work at a 2500+ people enterprise most often don’t work at a startup. Forget about big companies. Heck, things that work at one startup don’t often work at a different one! Modern…

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4 mistakes to avoid when you’re hiring quality talent
January 13th, 2019

Hiring quality talent is not easy. Talented professionals today are busier, more distracted and even scarcer. What used to work earlier, doesn’t work well now especially when you’re hiring for quality talent pool. Here are the 4 mistakes we see recruiters making that hurt their results: 1. Making an overdemanding job description Recently, we were discussing…

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Refresh the way you hire (part 1)
November 16th, 2017

We are almost in the year 2018. Hiring today is much different from what it was even 5 years ago. Good talent now is busy, distracted and even scarcer, which means attracting it today requires a different mindset. The aim of this post (and the next part) is to cover some areas that recruiters need to…

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Alternatives to AngelList for Jobs | Websites like Angel.co
November 16th, 2017

Started in 2010, AngelList has come a long way. It started as a fundraising tool, but has become a very popular recruiting platform for startup jobs recently. But many of these users have also wondered at some point – what are some good alternatives to AngelList? With 25,000+ startups recruiting and 1M+ candidates globally, AngelList…

Career Advice, hiring

AngelList’s new pricing for recruiters — is it worth it?
October 24th, 2017

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…

hiring, startup hiring

Hire for potential, not brand names – how Zoho and Wingify built world class teams smartly
October 11th, 2017

We are looking for some smart folks. Okay, what kind? Well, they must be from top IITs or BITS. It’s not uncommon to hear such conversations. If a company has the budget, their talent acquisition strategy mostly is about sticking to the top institutes such as IITs and other competing startups, irrespective of the cost….

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Now schedule your interviews with Voila
August 7th, 2017

Let’s set up a time to talk. Does tomorrow 11 am work? Umm, can we talk at 5 pm instead? Nope. Got a meeting at that time. How about 7.30 pm? Will do. Will you be sending a meeting invite? Sure. And BTW, what is your number? This is scheduling mess – something we all…

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Market insights for startups that are hiring
July 19th, 2017

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…

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Introducing Programming Tests : Enabling bright techies to get top jobs
July 3rd, 2017

You know the number 1 problem for a bright techie looking for an exciting job? Well, it’s the 25 other techies who are not as bright. Why? Those 25 people end up applying to all the premium positions, thus stressing and turning off the recruiters. To solve this, we have introduced a new feature on CutShort….

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Before you start hiring
March 18th, 2017

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…

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Cutting short hiring hackathons
February 17th, 2017

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…

Career Advice, hiring

Helping core teams at startups that are closing down
December 7th, 2016

It first happened a few weeks ago. We talked to two cofounders who had recently shut down their Mumbai based startup turning to CutShort to find full time jobs. They had started their venture in 2015 but decided to take a break due to lack of scale/funding. In the world of startups, where 50% startup…

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Helping 1000 employees “misfired” and “massfired” by Flipkart
August 5th, 2016

In an unfortunate turn of events, Flipkart announced last week that it is “firing” 800 to 100 employees. I wrote a LinkedIn post on this topic and was overwhelmed to see 100+ comments from people who have expressed their shock on the way Flipkart has handled this entire event. Looking ahead: Connecting Flipkart employees with new employers Criticization doesn’t help anyone….

firing, flipkart, hiring, initiatives

Our hiring lessons
March 17th, 2016

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….

hiring, Our Journey to 250K Users, startup-learnings

Foodpanda lays off 500; hire them or help those affected
December 30th, 2015

This is turning out to be a rough winter for startup employees. Earlier this month, PubMatic laid off 150+ people and today we learned that FoodPanda has laid off close to 500 employees as well. As expected, this has sparked another hot debate on startup bubble, funding mismanagement, startup career risks and so on. While…

foodpanda, help, hiring, initiatives, layoffs, startup hiring

How is CutShort different from LinkedIn or Naukri?
December 24th, 2015

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…

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Startup hiring hack: Always be hiring
December 24th, 2015

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…

hiring, startup hiring, startup hiring hacks, startup-learnings, startups

Two weeks after the PubMatic layoffs: here is what we have achieved so far
December 23rd, 2015

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…

hiring, initiatives, layoffs, pubmatic

Startup hiring advice: Don’t cut the chord!
October 4th, 2015

The cycle continues. You find a great candidate, start a hiring thread, schedule a couple calls and then realize the candidate doesn’t quite fit in. You tell this to the candidate (good job!) or simply snap up the communication line. At CutShort, we try to avoid this approach. We try to inform the candidates about…

hiring, recruiters, startup founders, startup hiring, startup hiring hacks

Upcoming Survey Report: What are modern candidates thinking about?May 13th, 2019

Your context is unique. So should be your interview process.February 13th, 2019

4 mistakes to avoid when you’re hiring quality talentJanuary 13th, 2019

Refresh the way you hire (part 1)November 16th, 2017

Alternatives to AngelList for Jobs | Websites like Angel.coNovember 16th, 2017

AngelList’s new pricing for recruiters — is it worth it?October 24th, 2017

Hire for potential, not brand names – how Zoho and Wingify built world class teams smartlyOctober 11th, 2017

Now schedule your interviews with VoilaAugust 7th, 2017

Market insights for startups that are hiringJuly 19th, 2017

Introducing Programming Tests : Enabling bright techies to get top jobsJuly 3rd, 2017

Before you start hiringMarch 18th, 2017

Cutting short hiring hackathonsFebruary 17th, 2017

Helping core teams at startups that are closing downDecember 7th, 2016

Helping 1000 employees “misfired” and “massfired” by FlipkartAugust 5th, 2016

Our hiring lessonsMarch 17th, 2016

Foodpanda lays off 500; hire them or help those affectedDecember 30th, 2015

How is CutShort different from LinkedIn or Naukri?December 24th, 2015

Startup hiring hack: Always be hiringDecember 24th, 2015

Two weeks after the PubMatic layoffs: here is what we have achieved so farDecember 23rd, 2015

Startup hiring advice: Don’t cut the chord!October 4th, 2015

Upcoming Survey Report: What are modern candidates thinking about?
May 13th, 2019

Your context is unique. So should be your interview process.
February 13th, 2019

4 mistakes to avoid when you’re hiring quality talent
January 13th, 2019

Refresh the way you hire (part 1)
November 16th, 2017

Alternatives to AngelList for Jobs | Websites like Angel.co
November 16th, 2017

AngelList’s new pricing for recruiters — is it worth it?
October 24th, 2017

Hire for potential, not brand names – how Zoho and Wingify built world class teams smartly
October 11th, 2017

Now schedule your interviews with Voila
August 7th, 2017

Market insights for startups that are hiring
July 19th, 2017

Introducing Programming Tests : Enabling bright techies to get top jobs
July 3rd, 2017

Before you start hiring
March 18th, 2017

Cutting short hiring hackathons
February 17th, 2017

Helping core teams at startups that are closing down
December 7th, 2016

Helping 1000 employees “misfired” and “massfired” by Flipkart
August 5th, 2016

Our hiring lessons
March 17th, 2016

Foodpanda lays off 500; hire them or help those affected
December 30th, 2015

How is CutShort different from LinkedIn or Naukri?
December 24th, 2015

Startup hiring hack: Always be hiring
December 24th, 2015

Two weeks after the PubMatic layoffs: here is what we have achieved so far
December 23rd, 2015

Startup hiring advice: Don’t cut the chord!
October 4th, 2015