The How We Hire Podcast

Aref Abedi on: the secret to building purpose-driven teams: bet on potential

Written by Alva Labs | May 10, 2023 10:32:32 AM

For decades, employers have used university degrees and years of experience as major requirements for hiring. But for many jobs, success depends more on skills, grit, and the ability to learn and take on new challenges rather than paper credentials. It comes down to potential.

On this episode of How We Hire, Jobylon’s CEO and co-founder, Ared Abedi, talks about how he realised the power of skills-based hiring early on, the relationship between candidate experience and people and culture, and what it takes to build a leading talent acquisition platform over twelve years.

Tune in to hear about a HR tech founder’s personal insights into hiring talent for a purpose-driven brand journey.

Key takeaways

  • How to build a company foundation based on your people and culture
  • Why the candidate experience is tied to your culture journey
  • Tips on standing out as an employer and attracting great talent
  • What recruitment KPIs to focus on and how to enable your hiring managers