{"id":22603,"date":"2013-09-04T08:05:56","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T15:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartrecruiters.com\/blog\/?p=22603"},"modified":"2017-10-17T09:44:10","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T16:44:10","slug":"the-smart-way-to-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartrecruiters.com\/blog\/the-smart-way-to-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"The Smart Way to Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a startup, not much is certain. For Sculpt<\/a>, a social media agency, one thing is certain, We\u2019re only successful if our clients are happy.<\/em> That means hiring a skilled team to help create and execute their social marketing strategies.<\/p>\n

Marketing problems require creative solutions, and creative problem solvers. That\u2019s who we need for the Sculpt Squad. \u201cSculptors\u201d are content creators, community managers, and digital strategists. Our goal is not only to make communication between brands and consumers accessible, but also enjoyable and exciting.<\/p>\n

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Since Sculpt is a fairly new company, we need to be especially smart in our hiring process. We have to make sure we\u2019re not over-stretching our financial resources, yet have the bandwidth to tackle our customer\u2019s needs at full strength. Our sculptors range from part-time interns, to full-time strategists, and we like it that way. The diverse backgrounds lead to diverse solutions and an awesome company culture. But creating this wasn\u2019t always easy\u2026<\/p>\n

In May we lost a key person on the operations side, and needed to move fast. We dreamed up a new position, the Head of Happiness; part account management, part project management, all happiness. There was one big problem \u00a0— we didn\u2019t know where to start. Previous channels involved a lot of leg work, and little results. In came\u00a0SmartRecruiters. I posted the Head of Happiness position through SmartRecruiters (and their partner sites like Indeed<\/a>) on a Friday. When I checked in over the weekend, I was shocked at the influx of overqualified candidates we had. We\u2019re in Iowa City and candidates on the West Coast were offering to relocate. I thought to myself, \u201cWow, we\u2019re doing something right.\u201d<\/p>\n

SmartRecruiters<\/a> has been an amazing tool to start building our team. It has completely streamlined hiring for Sculpt. My partners are out of state, but SmartRecruiters allows us to collaborate virtually, rating and reviewing candidates on our own time. The Head of Happiness ad raked in 40-50 qualified candidates in the first week. By week two, we were interviewing our top candidates, and by week three we had made a decision on our new hire. That\u2019s fast. Startup fast.<\/p>\n

At Sculpt, we make a big deal of keeping things personal and unique, and that follows through to our application process. SmartRecruiters\u2019 one-click apply is an introduction to our culture and company, and it\u2019s one that says, \u201cWe want to make this as easy and enjoyable as possible.\u201d SmartRecruiters lets me answer everyone that\u2019s applied within the system so I never have to leave, or get lost in a messy inbox wondering if I\u2019ve answered someone or not.<\/p>\n

With our hiring platform<\/a> providing peace of mind, we can focus on keeping our team and clients ridiculously happy. And that\u2019s the smart way to scale.<\/p>\n

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Josh Krakauer is the CEO of Sculpt<\/a>, a full service social media media marketing agency. Follow him on Twitter<\/a> for all things Iowa City and the Social Web.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Smart Way to Scale<\/a><\/blockquote>