The Reality of Recruitment in Early-Stage Startups

<p>Tea Time with Talent Acquisition is proudly sponsored by Peritus Partners - <a href="https://www.perituspartners.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Peritus Partners - Next Generation Recruitment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>------------------------------</p><p>What does it really take to build a talent function from scratch inside an early-stage startup?</p><p><br></p><p>In the final episode for this season of Tea Time with Talent Acquisition, Zvjezdana Topalović, Head of Talent, unpacks the reality of hiring in high-growth, chaotic environments where there’s no structure, no employer brand, and no clear roadmap. </p><p><br></p><p>Just ambition, pressure, and the need to get it right.</p><p><br></p><p>We cover:</p><p>🔵 The metric that matters more than time-to-hire: time to alignment</p><p>🔵 When to say “no” to a hiring request and why that’s your job</p><p>🔵 How to tell the difference between a true business-critical hire and task overload</p><p>🔵 Navigating founder friction, internal politics, and resistance to structure</p><p>🔵 Hiring for attitude and learning agility in ambiguous environments</p><p>🔵 Building trust, integrity, and sustainable pace in startup growth</p><p><br></p><p>If you’re a founder, recruiter, or talent leader operating in (or curious about) early-stage startups, this conversation offers practical insight into how great hiring actually happens and how to protect the essence of recruitment while scaling fast.</p><p><br></p><p>Feel free to find Zvjezdana here - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zvjezdana-topalovic/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Zvjezdana Topalović | LinkedIn</a></p><p> ------------------------------</p><p><br></p><p>If you find this topic interesting or have an idea about a future topic in which either you would like to speak yourself or would like us to cover, please reach out to the host, Eden here - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/eden-whitcomb/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Eden Whitcomb | LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> </p><p><br></p><p>Thank you for supporting our project, if you liked what you heard then we would appreciate if you could drop us a review or rating!</p>