Recruitment top tip #1 – Getting the first few hires right
29th April 2017
  Recruiting into start-ups does have some unique challenges. In this series of short videos, Nicola Gardiner shares her wealth of experience and some practical tips to ensure a more successful outcome. After setting the bar on the level of knowledge and experience necessary for any role, the next challenge is making sure the right attributes and diversity of views are present around the board table, in order to create a highly effective management team.
Nicola Gardiner

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Nicola
Gardiner
Nicola Gardiner
Nicola Gardiner Executive Search head hunts senior talent for Oxfordshire‰Ûªs start-ups and SME‰Ûªs, across all tech based sectors. We focus on providing a local and cost effective alternative to using London search firms.

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