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In an industry where there are a thousand and one search firms, choosing the right executive search partner for your startup might be a challenge. Considering many of these search firms don’t even have the expertise or qualifications to hire top talents, recruiting might pose an even bigger challenge as a wrong partnership might result in the loss of time, energy, resources, and even potential finalists. Consequently, having the know-how for the right firm tops the list of to-dos when searching for executives. Furthermore, in this “measure twice cut once” recruitment business, founders need to find alignment or “mutual truth” with partners concerning their goals and realities.  In this episode of The Gradience Podcast, Nigel is joined by Jose Guardado &amp; Brian Bocchino, Co-Founders at Build Talent.            They cover:👉 Experiences that shaped Jose and Brian’s ethos when forming Build Talent 👉 Choosing the perfect co-founder; Jose’s and Brian’s superpower in the world of talent acquisition👉 The spectrum of ability in founders’ ability to hire👉 What founders should consider when choosing a search firm 👉 Founders’ number one priority and strategy for a strong partnership with a search firm👉 Common mistakes founders make 👉 Closing strategies for top talents 👉 Founders’ expectations from search firms/partners when closing candidates 👉 The evolution of the talent partner 👉 Advice to young founders about hiring executive/talent within their organization  👉 Landscape change in the talent ecosystem since COVID and remote work👉 Valuations in the remote talent world👉 Jose’s and Brian’s hope for the show and firmAre you a first-time founder looking to hire your first executives or run your first search? Are you struggling with acquiring talent and want to know more about hiring candidates best for you? If you want answers to these and want to know more about Build Talent, the talent industry, or recruiting executives, tune into this episode of The Gradience Podcast, a Podcast by Build Talent.Subscribe here:👉 YouTube: https://bit.ly/3MCamCW 👉 Apple: https://apple.co/3JIqDDV 👉 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3HbsAan👉 RSS: https://bit.ly/38yhi4n👉 Email: podcast@buildtalent.ioConnect with Jose here:👉 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/joseguardado And connect with Brian here:👉 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bbocchino About the Show“The Gradience” is a podcast by Build Talent &amp; hosted by Nigel Robinson, wherein each episode, we’ll be speaking with a founder or expert as we discuss the art &amp; science of hiring leaders, why it matters, and how you can keep up. The Gradience is hand crafted by our friends over at: fame.so

In an industry where there are a thousand and one search firms, choosing the right executive search partner for your startup might be a challenge. Considering many of these search firms don’t even have the expertise or qualifications to hire top talents, recruiting might pose an even bigger challenge as a wrong partnership might result in the loss of time, energy, resources, and even potential finalists. Consequently, having the know-how for the right firm tops the list of to-dos when searching for executives.  Furthermore, in this “measure twice cut once” recruitment business, founders need to find alignment or “mutual truth” with partners concerning their goals and realities.   In this episode of The Gradience Podcast, Nigel is joined by Jose Guardado &amp; Brian Bocchino, Co-Founders at Build Talent.             They cover: 👉 Experiences that shaped Jose and Brian’s ethos when forming Build Talent 👉 Choosing the perfect co-founder; Jose’s and Brian’s superpower in the world of talent acquisition👉 The spectrum of ability in founders’ ability to hire👉 What founders should consider when choosing a search firm 👉 Founders’ number one priority and strategy for a strong partnership with a search firm👉 Common mistakes founders make 👉 Closing strategies for top talents 👉 Founders’ expectations from search firms/partners when closing candidates 👉 The evolution of the talent partner 👉 Advice to young founders about hiring executive/talent within their organization  👉 Landscape change in the talent ecosystem since COVID and remote work👉 Valuations in the remote talent world👉 Jose’s and Brian’s hope for the show and firm Are you a first-time founder looking to hire your first executives or run your first search? Are you struggling with acquiring talent and want to know more about hiring candidates best for you? If you want answers to these and want to know more about Build Talent, the talent industry, or recruiting executives, tune into this episode of The Gradience Podcast, a Podcast by Build Talent. Subscribe here: 👉 YouTube: <a href="https://bit.ly/3MCamCW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3MCamCW</a> 👉 Apple: <a href="https://apple.co/3JIqDDV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/3JIqDDV</a> 👉 Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/3HbsAan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://spoti.fi/3HbsAan</a>👉 RSS: <a href="https://bit.ly/38yhi4n" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/38yhi4n</a>👉 Email: <a href="mailto:podcast@buildtalent.io">podcast@buildtalent.io</a> Connect with Jose here: 👉 LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseguardado" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/joseguardado</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielyoungchen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> And connect with Brian here: 👉 LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bbocchino" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/bbocchino</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielyoungchen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> About the Show “The Gradience” is a podcast by Build Talent &amp; hosted by Nigel Robinson, wherein each episode, we’ll be speaking with a founder or expert as we discuss the art &amp; science of hiring leaders, why it matters, and how you can keep up.  The Gradience is hand crafted by our friends over at: <a href="https://www.fame.so/?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=bcast&amp;utm_campaign=masters-of-community-with-david-spinks?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=bcast&amp;utm_campaign=confessions-of-a-b2b-marketer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fame.so</a>

Into the Talent Industry with Jose Guardado & Brian Bocchino, Co-Founders at Build Talent

Closing candidates is an art &amp; science.   It’s one of the biggest-leverage activities in recruiting - get better at closing and everything else just falls into place. Less sourcing, less interviewing time, and better internal satisfaction. So I brought in the best expert on the topic I could find!  Jose has been doing recruiting for 15 years, working for startups like Nebula, Edmodo, Dropcam, or large companies like Google and Cisco. Jose has also worked at Andreessen Horowitz (helping on recruiting executive talent) - one of the most prestigious VC firm in the world, and then coached Y Combinator founders. He knows his stuff.  There’s one reason why I picked Jose to talk about closing: his impressive 92% closing rate at BuildTalent. See, that’s an agency dirty little secret: when a search firm works on a mandate, they’re only ~40% to actually find someone for the role (hence the reason why companies tend to use several agencies at the same time). Jose is at 92%. That’s twice the industry standard.  In our discussion, Jose shares his closing techniques, his numbers, and his secret sauce.   We used Jose’s learning and then more to write our chapter “Closing” in our Definitive Guide To Sourcing, check it out here. Follow Jose on Linkedin here. Follow me on Linkedin here

Closing candidates is an art &amp; science. It’s one of the biggest-leverage activities in recruiting - get better at closing and everything else just falls into place. Less sourcing, less interviewing time, and better internal satisfaction. So I brought in the best expert on the topic I could find! Jose has been doing recruiting for 15 years, working for startups like Nebula, Edmodo, Dropcam, or large companies like Google and Cisco. Jose has also worked at Andreessen Horowitz (helping on recruiting executive talent) - one of the most prestigious VC firm in the world, and then coached Y Combinator founders. He knows his stuff. There’s one reason why I picked Jose to talk about closing: his impressive 92% closing rate at BuildTalent. See, that’s an agency dirty little secret: when a search firm works on a mandate, they’re only ~40% to actually find someone for the role (hence the reason why companies tend to use several agencies at the same time). Jose is at 92%. That’s twice the industry standard. In our discussion, Jose shares his closing techniques, his numbers, and his secret sauce. We used Jose’s learning and then more to write our chapter “Closing” in our Definitive Guide To Sourcing, check it out <a href="https://content.hiresweet.com/the-sourcing-guide/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Follow Jose on Linkedin <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseguardado/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a> Follow me on Linkedin <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rbchoy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>

Jose Guardado, co-founder @Build Talent. How to reach a 92% closing rate. 

Andy Chen

Andy Chen (@andychen), partner at Coatue, and Jose Guardado (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseguardado/), founder of a new company, join Erik on this episode.They discuss:- How hiring has evolved over the last decade.- Why startups are focusing on recruiting earlier, and hiring people dedicated to the task as some of their earliest employees.- How to find a co-founder who will work well with you, and how to deal with disagreements between co-founders.- The most common mistakes made when hiring.- How to figure out how equity should be distributed between founders and early hires.- How to source the best candidates at early-stage companies.- Their best advice for doing reference checks.- Startups in the talent and recruiting space and potential opportunities for founders.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.

Andy Chen (@andychen), partner at Coatue, and Jose Guardado (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseguardado/)" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseguardado/)</a>, founder of a new company, join Erik on this episode. They discuss: - How hiring has evolved over the last decade. - Why startups are focusing on recruiting earlier, and hiring people dedicated to the task as some of their earliest employees. - How to find a co-founder who will work well with you, and how to deal with disagreements between co-founders. - The most common mistakes made when hiring. - How to figure out how equity should be distributed between founders and early hires. - How to source the best candidates at early-stage companies. - Their best advice for doing reference checks. - Startups in the talent and recruiting space and potential opportunities for founders. Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at <a href="http://villageglobal.vc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">villageglobal.vc</a> or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.

All Things Recruiting with Andy Chen and Jose Guardado