What are your top 3 suggestions to people looking to improve their LinkedIn profile to have higher chances to be found and hired? I happened to check out your LinkedIn profile and would say it’s the perfect example of a well-curated and informative profile. That’s true, we’ve also been postponing some hiring which is now fully back on track.ĭuring the down time we were focused on improving the systems, testing new tools and upgrading our own skills in online training and hackathons. What did the Bolt recruitment team do to stay productive? Did you have a chance to work on some things that you’d been planning to but never had the time for?
On the other hand, we’re launching so many new products with ambitious plans to expand to new territories which means we’ll still grow the team quite significantly.ĭuring COVID19 outbreak, hiring was paused in nearly all companies. On one hand, we expect to hire less than in previous years and be mindful about the potential consequences of the crisis. Have you revised the hiring plans for 20 in light of the potential economic slowdown? Priority is to solve problems with the use of technology and automation, not by throwing more people at the problem. Is hiring for such an efficient team different?īolt’s focus on efficiency can relate to each function inside the company, and recruiting is no different. Waiting for job applications will not get us far.īolt has always praised itself for being the most efficient ride-hailing operator. This means that we have to go and find the talent ourselves. Only 30% of hires come from active applicants, even less in tech jobs. How do you usually find the candidates to hire? Do you publish a job offer and just wait? What % of hired candidates has been sourced and headhunted?Īpart from traditional job postings we invest a lot of time and effort into headhunting, social media, referral programs, hiring events and innovative recruiting platforms. Yes, we’re monitoring key talent from competition and hoping to hire some. There’s a moderate growth trend mainly due to our improved employer brand while there’s an overall decline in the job market.Īs we mentioned earlier, a lot of tech companies have laid off some talented people in the past 3 months. However, I wouldn’t say that the number of job applications has dramatically increased after the funding round. And you’re right, my linkedin inbox is getting a bit out of control 🙂 Are more people reaching out to you to get a job in the company?Ĭlosing the funding round in such circumstances was pretty remarkable and it will definitely help us grow faster. This is mainly due the way Bolt in being run – well-organised, cost efficient and financially strong.īolt just raised a €100M funding round. Many companies were forced to lay off employees but we were lucky to avoid making such decisions. We’ve managed to keep the whole team employed. Thank you Nik for taking the time to answer!! In the past few months, there has been news about Bolt’s competitors laying off up to 30% of their team.
#Karola karlson series#
So I figured that Nik would make for the perfect subject for the first interview in a series launching in MeetFrank blog. When I met with Nik, the Head of Talent at Bolt in the company’s kitchen for the first time after 3 months, I had SO many questions for him. Are they getting more job applicants? Are they thinking about layoffs as well? How is the recruitment team spending their days? 👀 👀 👀 Which left us all but wondering how the everyday work and life in the company feels these days. While Bolt’s competitors like Lyft and Uber were laying off up to 30% of their workforce, Bolt raised €100M in funding. Interview: Nikolai Kabatsikov, Head of Talent at BoltĪfter COVID-19 hit, Bolt, a ride-hailing service provider and the 3rd fastest-growing company in Europe, found itself in a unique position.
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