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Hiring strategy, written plainly.
Field notes on building hiring systems that scale - interviews, cost, speed and the decisions founders actually face.
Founder Note
The Vision: Why I built Talent Ascent
Hiring is a procurement category, and I built the firm that treats it like one. The back-story, the thesis, and why the calculators are free.
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Cost of Hire
The true cost of an open role isn't the agency fee
Most teams budget for the visible cost of hiring and ignore the bigger number - the revenue an empty seat quietly leaves on the table.
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Hiring Strategy
Hiring is a system, not a guess
Treat hiring like any other part of your operation - something you can diagnose, design and improve - and the chaos starts to disappear.
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Scaling
When should you hire a Head of Talent?
A full-time TA leader is a big, slow bet. Here's how to tell whether you're ready - and what to do in the stage in between.
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