In a start-up environment, the focus primarily is on customers, developing the right products or services and setting-up of processes. An equally important aspect of hiring and retaining the right talent goes unnoticed or unsaid, most of the time.

This is because start-ups do not have a formal HR process in place and the co-founders lead the recruitment and hiring processes. It does make sense that the leadership should know and bring on board a trusted team of people. However, most of the time, they are not experienced enough to recognize talent or know how or where to recruit the right person for a given role.

When a company is small and trying to stand on its own feet, hiring the right kind of people for the right job is critical to the growth of the whole organization.Hiring talent for a start-up is not the same as hiring for a larger organization even though the job role may be quite similar. Start-up or smaller organizations generally have resource constraints and the candidate should possess a certain amount of entrepreneurial drive to be able to handle the pressures of such a role. Hiring the right candidate can often give a competitive advantage to an organization, which cannot be quantified.

Start-ups also have a flexible and dynamic business culture that makes fitment of right candidate difficult but important. Structured HR practices are not a priority and hence sometimes they end up with the wrong person who becomes a “culture-killer” and a threat to the motivation of others around. This creates a toxic work environment, creates confusion and in turn acts as a threat to innovative, agile and growth-oriented companies.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Start-up companies who understand the importance of hiring the right talent generally assign specific HR companies to select, recruit and on board candidates based on the fitment of each role and culture.This is important as talent recruitment agencies understand the market and the candidate potential. They have set processes in place and give ample time to understand, filter and identify the right people. This also leaves a better impression on the mind of the candidate who goes through the recruitment process.

Dimensions HRD Consultants is a top talent recruitment firm that understands the importance of fitment in start-ups and works with several small and medium organizations to identify and recruit the right talent. They also engage with the co-founders to develop strategic talent planningwhich will help organizations develop a competitive advantage.