by Kate Morgan | Nov 5, 2018 | Spotlight - Executives, Talent Acquisition
Why you’re writing bad job descriptions My clients will tell me they are working on a job description when they are ready to kick-off a search for a new hire. It’s a waste of time, as not only do I not use the job description, I probably won’t even read it. Granted, I...
by Kate Morgan | May 2, 2018 | Entrepreneurship, Spotlight - Executives, Thoughts and Insights
“It was 5 days into my medication, and I thought, ‘Wow, so this is how normal people feel.’” A woman who worked for me shared that reaction; she was diagnosed with ADHD in her early 20s. Mildly interested, I asked, “Really? So what were some of your symptoms?” I...
by Kate Morgan | Jan 18, 2017 | Spotlight - Executives, Thoughts and Insights
During the spring and summer months, hiring decelerated in the high-tech, startup arena. As a talent acquisition professional, my book of business often reflects an “economic barometer” of sorts; typically, the earliest signs of a slowing market hit hiring plans...
by Kate Morgan | Dec 7, 2015 | Talent Acquisition
There is nothing more disastrous than a bad hire. Time lost, money spent, disenchantment of the team–it’s a disheartening ordeal. The only thing worse than hiring a bad team member is hiring a less than perfect executive to join your team. Recruiting and...
by Kate Morgan | Oct 19, 2015 | Talent Acquisition
“How long do you think it will take to hire someone?” That is a question I get a lot from executives, to which I can only reply, “It depends on you. And since we have never worked together, I can’t even begin to speculate”. It’s a tough market, but not impossible to...
by Kate Morgan | Sep 19, 2015 | Employer Branding
Recruiting is hard especially in highly competitive areas like the Bay Area and Boston where bright and talented people are in high demand. First you have to find the right talent, then sell them on your vision and culture to give them a persuasive reason to join your...
by Kate Morgan | May 20, 2015 | Employee Retention
Talented people leave you because they can. They have options. Startup hubs like Boston and the Silicon Valley attract the best of technical and startup talent so the options are virtually unlimited. My team and I rarely see employee’s leave companies over money....
by Kate Morgan | Apr 10, 2015 | Entrepreneurship
Recently, I had dinner with someone I worked with when I was still incubating the idea of BostonHCP. I hadn’t seen her since then and now we are coming up on my 3 year anniversary from our company’s inception. She was genuinely delighted to hear of how my idea has...
by Kate Morgan | Mar 18, 2015 | Culture
A few weeks ago I sat near an executive chatting on his mobile, clearly trying to sell a candidate on his company. The conversation – at least the half I could hear – turned to people. He used words like “talented and “collaborative” and talked about how he constantly...
by Kate Morgan | Feb 7, 2015 | Employer Branding, Talent Acquisition
Your toughest challenge post-funding will always be hiring the best talent regardless which ocean dip your toes in. Let’s face it, if you’re an engineer and you fall into the “best of” category, you’re walking around with a target on your back. To companies from...
by Kate Morgan | Jan 17, 2015 | Spotlight - Executives
As an executive you have a strategy to increase value and drive the process of your company’s growth forward. You believe the cadence of your implementation plan is balanced. You believe that you have the support of your fellow executives, the board and VC(s). You...
