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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…

hiring

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

Alternatives to Naukri | Websites like Naukri.com
November 13th, 2017

If you’re looking for a job or hiring in India, you most likely would have used Naukri. If you’re like most, you would have wondered at some point – what are some good alternatives to Naukri? You’re not alone. For the last 15 years, Naukri.com has dominated the recruitment market. As of 2017, it claims…

Career Advice

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….

hiring

Interview assignments – dos and donts
August 16th, 2017

If you have tried to look for jobs recently, you might have been asked to complete a job interview assignment remotely. If not, you will likely soon – since more and more companies are starting to include this step in their hiring process. Why do companies give interview assignments these days? Traditional job interviews are…

Career Advice

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…

hiring

Job search of future
August 1st, 2017

What difference do we want to make in the life of our users? We at CutShort keep asking this question every day. Whether we are defining our product roadmap or even writing a small social media post, answering this question help us in taking the right decision. And after removing all the jargon and terms,…

Career Advice

Myths around Net Promoter Score (NPS)
July 20th, 2017

After a long time planning, we recently started doing NPS surveys of CutShort users recently. It has been 4 weeks and we have only one regret — why didn’t we start them earlier! If you don’t know about NPS — read about it here. If you have heard of NPS but are not doing them yet, I know what…

startup-learnings

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…

hiring

Salaries in Indian Startups 2016-17
July 13th, 2017

What is my market worth? One question that even the most satisfied of us can’t ignore at times. Whether you are negotiating your annual appraisal or interviewing for a new job or simply attending a family dinner, this question keeps popping up. For those of us who are recruiting or running their startups, this question becomes…

Cutshort Insights Lab

When you lose your job
July 6th, 2017

Things change fast. Not too long ago, people used to join their first jobs and leave only upon retirement. If ever, people would quit their jobs sometimes to join a different company. Losing a job was less heard of and rarely happened only in circumstances such as company’s bankruptcy or acquisitions. But last 10 years…

Career Advice, firing

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….

hiring

4 steps to find a great startup job
April 28th, 2017

Working at a good startup is a life changing experience. I am an example of that. I started my career at Infosys and had never thought about entrepreneurship earlier. But when I joined a startup after spending 14 months at Infosys – I discovered what I really wanted to do in my life. The energy, the…

Career Advice

Mistakes to avoid after raising funds
April 26th, 2017

Raising your first or second round of funding feels amazing. It validates that you are chasing a big opportunity that external investors find attractive. Celebrate this achievement but don’t forget that your angel or seed round is just the first step. You promised a dream to the investors – now you got to execute. You…

startup-learnings

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…

hiring

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

How to get more responses to your job applications
February 13th, 2017

I know you hate it. You find interesting jobs and send messages to the job posters. But you get reply from very few of them. What is wrong? Here are top reasons why you might not be getting responses and how to fix that. Your first impression is lacking Use casual display picture, bad grammar…

Career Advice

Before you start your startup
February 9th, 2017

One of the best things about running CutShort is that we get to see so many early stage startups. The innovative ideas and energy in the founders is very refreshing. But sometimes we run into the founders that seem to have taken the plunge a bit too early. Starting up is a huge challenge anyway…

startup founders, startup-learnings, startups

How we bootstrapped to our first profit
January 21st, 2017

It feels nice. A full 18 months after we wrote the first lines of code of CutShort, we have finally turned in profit this month. A proud moment for a bootstrapped startup like us. Looking back, when we decided to bootstrap back in 2015, it was not a common thing to do. Every other startup…

startup-learnings

Banning Amazon and Uber won’t work; let’s help each other ?
January 4th, 2017

In 2016, while the world seemed to look inward (e.g. Brexit, Trump), it’s great that we Indians managed to largely remain a liberal lot. We Indians retained our firm belief in free markets and unanimously voted against anything that threatened the level playing field. We shot down clever monopolistic ideas such as Airtel Zero and Facebook…

startup-learnings

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

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

Alternatives to Naukri | Websites like Naukri.comNovember 13th, 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

Interview assignments – dos and dontsAugust 16th, 2017

Now schedule your interviews with VoilaAugust 7th, 2017

Job search of futureAugust 1st, 2017

Myths around Net Promoter Score (NPS)July 20th, 2017

Market insights for startups that are hiringJuly 19th, 2017

Salaries in Indian Startups 2016-17July 13th, 2017

When you lose your jobJuly 6th, 2017

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

4 steps to find a great startup jobApril 28th, 2017

Mistakes to avoid after raising fundsApril 26th, 2017

Before you start hiringMarch 18th, 2017

Cutting short hiring hackathonsFebruary 17th, 2017

How to get more responses to your job applicationsFebruary 13th, 2017

Before you start your startupFebruary 9th, 2017

How we bootstrapped to our first profitJanuary 21st, 2017

Banning Amazon and Uber won’t work; let’s help each other ?January 4th, 2017

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

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

Alternatives to Naukri | Websites like Naukri.com
November 13th, 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

Interview assignments – dos and donts
August 16th, 2017

Now schedule your interviews with Voila
August 7th, 2017

Job search of future
August 1st, 2017

Myths around Net Promoter Score (NPS)
July 20th, 2017

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

Salaries in Indian Startups 2016-17
July 13th, 2017

When you lose your job
July 6th, 2017

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

4 steps to find a great startup job
April 28th, 2017

Mistakes to avoid after raising funds
April 26th, 2017

Before you start hiring
March 18th, 2017

Cutting short hiring hackathons
February 17th, 2017

How to get more responses to your job applications
February 13th, 2017

Before you start your startup
February 9th, 2017

How we bootstrapped to our first profit
January 21st, 2017

Banning Amazon and Uber won’t work; let’s help each other ?
January 4th, 2017