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Never Hire Job Hoppers. Never. They Make Terrible Employees

Both Sides of the Table

I never hire job hoppers. You have tough choices to make about whom you hire on your team. Now is the time that you need “all hands on deck.&# That awesome gal you hired in engineering has job options and she knows it. Why are independent consultants just as bad? -. If you want to hire them as contractors fine.

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Top Leadership Trends—and Why They Matter

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Businesses are also finding ways to offer in-house training modules to keep staff members up to date on relevant topics, often hiring speakers who specialize in niche subjects. The growth in independent contractors is obvious, for instance. Mentorships are yet another way to support professional development.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

Gust

Were outside advisors, contractors or consultants involved? an extreme example, that graphic designer or photographer who was paid as an independent contractor to create an image for the website may have also offered some input on other aspects of the user experience after reviewing a demo or mockup.

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From ideation to accolades in 10 months: An EO Accelerator’s successful pivot

Entrepreneurs' Organization

We hired contractors to host classes, support administration, and create an e-commerce website. Where to begin? For me personally, it took a lot of mindset shifts. First, the popularity of our classes grew rapidly enough that our small team couldn’t handle it all. I had to learn to let go of a lot of control.

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Are you mentally equipped to depend upon others?

Berkonomics

But for now, let me digress to the story of my first hiring decision for my first company, years ago. Way back then, I was managing a small and growing phonograph record manufacturing business (yes, back in original hay day of vinyl records) using independent contractors for both content and production.

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5 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Starting A Business From Scratch

StartupNation

It’s easy to get sidetracked and focus only on personal results when you run a business independently. Hiring the right people the right way. Hiring is risky, but it is an inevitable risk to take as no successful company is ever a solo project. Networking and collaborating with others.

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Come Work at YC – October 2021

Y Combinator

YC is hiring across many of our teams, including Admissions, Continuity, Software, People Ops and Finance. Product Engineer : We’re hiring another product engineer who’s interested in learning how YC chooses which startups to fund, and translating that into software. Find out more about the open roles here. ADMISSIONS.