{"id":25007,"date":"2014-01-24T11:55:14","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T18:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartrecruiters.com\/blog\/?p=25007"},"modified":"2017-10-17T10:09:51","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T17:09:51","slug":"a-startups-next-source-of-hire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartrecruiters.com\/blog\/a-startups-next-source-of-hire\/","title":{"rendered":"A Startup’s Next Source of Hire"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is there a shortage of technical and other American talent? Do startups need to hire<\/a>\u00a0foreign workers, and if so, why?\u00a0The focus on startup worker availability should not necessarily be on any\u00a0real or imagined dearth of technical talent<\/a> in America, but rather on the surplus of\u00a0opportunities that exists beyond the ecosystem\u2019s borders–both conceptually and\u00a0geographically.<\/p>\n

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Revolutionary innovation doesn\u2019t come from talent alone. Its success is derived from a\u00a0balanced sum of talent, inspiration, and unprecedented connections of ideas and skills.<\/p>\n

\u2026 Plus a little bit of luck.<\/p>\n

\"Smart<\/a><\/p>\n

As Global Learning Resources’ Kevin Wheeler writes<\/a>, America is seeing a changing\u00a0workforce. A startup\u2019s success in this day and age largely depends upon \u201ca rather\u00a0eclectic group of talent.\u201d The new generation of workers has a broader base of\u00a0knowledge and skills than ever before, and not all of this aptitude and pioneering agility\u00a0comes from a traditional university education. Many are self-taught through media and\u00a0travel, through experiences that give them the opportunity to experiment and explore.\u00a0American talent, of course, is top notch, both in terms of raw talent and the unparalleled\u00a0education quality in the country. But adding top talent from elsewhere to the workforce\u00a0amplifies its potential and acts as a catalyst and an enhancer to innovation.<\/p>\n

Most startups, like ours, don\u2019t look just to a potential tech worker\u2019s education and current\u00a0skill set. They look to not only create a successful business model, but to do so by\u00a0creating a successful business culture, one that is intellectually diverse, instinctually\u00a0collaborative, and highly global. Building and scaling a startup<\/a> is about doing something\u00a0exceptional, something viable on a global level, something exceeding everyone’s\u00a0expectations. Thus, the opportunity for attracting the right talent, wherever it comes from,\u00a0may be exactly what a startup needs to elevate itself from local to global. For a startup,\u00a0then, hiring foreign workers is an opportunity that extends beyond any real or imagined\u00a0shortage of talent, and countries embracing this opportunity are more likely to produce\u00a0tomorrow’s Google<\/a> or Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, the domestic and international workforce is abundant with knowledgeable,\u00a0creative, and entrepreneurial workers. Finding the right talent for startups amongst this\u00a0global pool involves a bit of hiring innovation. To achieve revolutionary innovation, startups need to be looking for a lot more in\u00a0a potential worker than just talent. As we know from\u00a0Steve Jobs<\/a>, it\u2019s people with passion who will change the world for the better.<\/p>\n

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\"tkolind\"Torsten Kolind<\/em><\/a> is a\u00a0Danish entrepreneur, the Co-founder & CEO of YouNoodle <\/a>in California.<\/em><\/p>\n

SmartRecruiters<\/a> is the hiring platform with everything businesses need to source talent, engage candidates and make great hires.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is there a shortage of technical and other American talent? Do startups need to hire\u00a0foreign workers, and if so, why?\u00a0The focus on startup worker availability should not necessarily be on any\u00a0real or imagined dearth of technical talent in America, but rather on the surplus of\u00a0opportunities that exists beyond the ecosystem\u2019s borders–both conceptually and\u00a0geographically.","protected":false},"author":212,"featured_media":25037,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":""},"categories":[840,842],"tags":[],"series":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/www.smartrecruiters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Smart-Wall.png","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.smartrecruiters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Podcast-icon.jpg","download_link":false,"player_link":false,"audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/hiring-success-podcast\/id1472174987","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9oaXJpbmdzdWNjZXNzcG9kY2FzdC5jYXN0b3MuY29tL2hpcmluZy1zdWNjZXNzLXBvZGNhc3Q","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"soundcloud":{"key":"soundcloud","url":"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/smartrecruiters\/sets\/hiring-success-podcast-1","label":"SoundCloud","class":"soundcloud","icon":"soundcloud.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3bM8YzLjM2G9qJXLBBySaB","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/www.smartrecruiters.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast","embedCode":"

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