Adam Gellert

CEO/Founder @LinkusGroup @HireHipo (Formerly HiredHippo). I'm on a mission to change how we hire.

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Over the years, I’ve talked to hundreds of founders, operators, and HR leaders about what separates their best employees from the mediocre ones.

And one thing kept coming up again and again, so I thought I’d share it.

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Yes, references are great. But they don't replace conviction.

Loved this chat with Ali Kaizer for Episode 8 of Offer Accepted.

Want to hear the full conversation?
Link in bio.

#hiring #SMBs #recruiting #talentacquisition #startups

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Great people don't need to read a 900-word job description.
They only care about these 3 things.

#hiring #jobdescription #toptalent #founders #startups

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A client referred us to this company.

They needed to hire a role in a US city, in an industry we’d never recruited in before.

One of the first questions was:

“Have you done a search like this before?”

“No.”

Pause.

They hired us anyway.

Then they left us a 5-star review.

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One of the hardest hires in a startup is the first sales hire.

You’re not just hiring someone to sell.

You’re hiring someone to replace founder led sales.

Recently we helped a founder make that hire for a PropTech startup in Toronto.

#recruiting #talentacquisition #founder

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Is failure OK?

Let's take a step back.

Really enjoyed this conversation with Shawna Stewart.

Listen to the full discussion on Episode 7 of my Offer Accepted podcast. Link in bio.

#hiring #SMBs #recruiting #talentacquisition #startups

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Hiring the right talent fast is a revenue generator.

Every hire either compounds debt or compounds freedom. Which one are you building?

If you would benefit from a free talent freedom audit, DM me or join my newsletter, Offer Accepted, link in bio.

#founder #startup #SMB

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Job descriptions have never been a silver bullet; jobs are essentially business problems that need to be solved.

Hiring is easy, but people tend to overcomplicate it.

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Give people growth paths. ⁠
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Throwing it back to Episode 3 with Ben Wise. ⁠
Listen to the full conversation on Offer Accepted. Link in bio.⁠
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#hiring #SMBs #recruiting #talentacquisition #startups

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Finding people is the easy part.

I could send you 100 resumes by tomorrow.

That doesn’t mean you’ll make a hire.

If you want a recruiter who's obsessed with matchmaking, get in touch. Link in bio.

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Think about it. Did you listen to your parents when it came out to the job you’re doing now?

The right career trajectory is no different. Young professionals need someone to tell them the truth and that truth is usually 3 things:

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I’ve spent 15+ years building core teams for founder-led companies with top performers. After thousands of hires you see the wins and misses clearly.

Over the years, I’ve updated the framework slightly.

I call it TAG: Trust. Attitude. Grit.

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Leadership quality attracts great talent.
Or it pushes it away.

Food for thought.

#hiring #talentacquisition #leadershipquality #interviews

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Hire people not like yourself.👏🏼

If you love hiring hot takes and interesting insights, check out my podcast. Link in bio.

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Speed does not reduce quality. Unclear hiring does.

Read that again.

#hiring #founders #startups #SMBs #talentacquisition

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Leverage is temporary. Relationships, trust, and reputation compound.

Instead of trying to win the market, build your value. Invest in yourself and what you bring to the table. Focus on alignment and fit, not leverage.

#hiring #startup #founder #SMBs #talentacquisition

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The companies winning right now aren’t removing people. They’re using AI to make their people better. And maybe that changes one day. But today…

The founders hiring the most are often the same founders investing the most in AI.

Get building or get left behind.

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I see this constantly.

Great candidates want to work with decisive leaders.

Go be one.

#hiring #leadership #topcandidates #SMBs #startups

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Sometimes, the biggest moments in your career happen at the buzzer.

Choose your team wisely.