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What Is The Best Way To Recruit Engineers In Silicon Valley?
What is the best way to recruit engineers in Silicon Valley?
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What is the best way to recruit engineers in Silicon Valley?
In a competition-charged work environment, upward mobility can be frustrating. Even in organizations that pay lip service to meritocracy, waiting for “your turn” is sometimes the norm. There’s a better way to move ahead: Be a “spark” to enrich your contribution and accelerate your advancement.
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“In every organization, there’s a handful of people who everyone else goes to for advice. They know how to manage people. They know how to win and establish trust. They know how to turn adversaries into allies. They’re able to seemingly adopt a neutral stance when conflicts arise.
As a result, they’re the most effective leaders.”
Amazon is getting a lot of attention right now. Apparently, according to an article in The New York Times, the company is a horrible place to work. Here’s what you can learn from all this when you can’t change your workplace culture:
1. Competition is a given
2. Find out what drives you
3. Examine your motivation
4. Have fun
If you’re competitor-focused, you have to wait until there is a competitor doing something. Being customer-focused allows you to be more pioneering. #MondayInspiration from Jeff Bezos, Amazonn
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Competition exists in every field, and, believe it or not, can actually be good for your venture:
1) Healthy competition encourages change which will distinguish your company from others.
2) When you’re forced to compete you will improve your customer service and garner more loyal followers.
3) If your company is consistently trying to exceed the competition, your employees will be encouraged to push themselves.
4) Competition forces you to focus on your core audience. In doing so, you will be able to better provide for your customers.
5) Seeing what your competitors do well can teach you about your business.
