Startups can struggle to attract talented candidates, especially if they are only posting jobs. Hello Talent shares a story of a startup that decided it wouldn't post any jobs - instead it would only source talent.

1. The Startup that NEVER Posted a
Job Vacancy
a story
talent filled

2. Once Upon a Time…
A small startup had five employees and
needed to grow to 15.
+
10

3. They only wanted to hire the best candidates.
People Like this. Or this. But not this.
Oh
look,
ice
cream!

4. They knew
“post and pray”
was for squares.
Yay.

5. So they decided they wouldn’t post
vacancies. They would only
source talent.*
*Because
they
were
awesome
they
used
Hello
Talent.
We
solemnly
swear
to
go
to
talent
rather
than
wait
for
it
to
come
to
us
We
solemnly
swear
to
go
to
talent
rather
than
wait
for
it
to
come
to
us
We
solemnly
swear
to
go
to
talent
rather
than
wait
for
it
to
come
to
us
We
solemnly
swear
to
go
to
talent
rather
than
wait
for
it
to
come
to
us
We
solemnly
swear
to
source
talent
rather
than
wait
for
it
to
come
to
us.

6. They searched high and low
and far and wide.
Hello?
There
must
be
talent
in
there!
Talent?

7. They asked friends for help.
You
can
find
some
awesome
people
over
there.

8. They placed potential candidates they found
into collaborative talent pools.

9. They worked together to decide
who would be the best fit.
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
Falcon
Punch!

10. New hires were invited to help find more talent.
You
guys
should
totally
come
work
with
me!
Sounds
cool!
Yeah!

11. Within no time they had
15 super talented employees.

12. And they produced amazing stuff
that the market loved.

13. They did all this with the help of some
great sourcing software.
This
is
amazing!
This
is
amazing!

14. The Squares weren’t too happy about it.
RabbleRabbleRabbleRabble

15. They ignored it though.
They were too busy building
an awesome company.

16. Successful startups don’t post and pray.
Successful startups source talent.
Successful startups use

17. www.hellotalent.com
Try it for free at

18. Yay.