A handful of companies listed among Canada's 2023 LinkedIn Top Startups list have revealed what's unique about their hiring process, including this year’s number-one startup Calgary’s Neo Financial.
Alongside a focus on hiring underrepresented groups, businesses such as AltaML expressed a focus on human-led, “empathic” recruitment in bringing in talent which fits the company’s working environment.
This trait has also been celebrated by Float, which creates an interviewing panel of at least four team members in order to assess different criteria from a range of different perspectives.
On the other hand Zac Engler, director of talent acquisition at Sanctuary AI, hailed a move away from technology as a key element of the company’s talent acquisition strategy. Speaking to
Riva Gold, Canadian senior news editor for LinkedIn News, he said: “Although we love our robots, when it comes to hiring we still prefer a human touch.”
Digital mortgage platform nesto focused on creating a “fun, diverse and highly qualified team” as part of its hiring process, while Neo Financial celebrated the brand’s ability to reach out to prospective employees if a more suitable job than the one initially applied for becomes available.
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