Stop Chasing Pedigree, Start Building Foundations

<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>In this solo episode of Tea Time with Talent Acquisition, I dive into one of the most misunderstood challenges in recruitment: hiring your first employees at the 0→1 stage.</p><p><br></p><p>After spending more than 12 years helping early-stage startups build their founding teams, I&#39;ve seen the same mistakes repeated time and time again. </p><p><br></p><p>Founders chase pedigree over potential, rush into hiring without alignment, and create processes that slow them down instead of setting them up for long-term success.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I break down:</p><p>🔵 Why your first hires should be chosen for mindset and execution, not just impressive logos and education.</p><p>🔵 The hiring conversations every founding team must have before speaking to a single candidate.</p><p>🔵 How radical transparency builds trust, attracts the right people, and prevents costly hiring mistakes.</p><p>🔵 A practical framework for creating a fast, honest, and effective hiring process that scales with your business.</p><p><br></p><p>Early-stage hiring isn&#39;t about filling vacancies. It&#39;s about laying the foundations of your company, your culture, and your future.</p><p><br></p><p>If you&#39;re a founder making your first hires or a talent professional supporting early-stage businesses, this episode is for you.</p><p><br></p><p>Feel free to connect with me here - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/eden-whitcomb/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Eden Whitcomb | 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>