Mathé: Founders must pitch recruiters before recruiters will pitch candidates
Olof Math e · 20VC: The 3 Stages of Denial For Founders When Scaling, Why You Will Likely Be Unable To Hire Through Your Network & The Interview Question All Founders Must Ask with Olof Mathé, Founder & CEO @ Mixmax · Jan 25, 2019 · at 16:12
Olof Mathé, CEO of Mixmax, explains the dynamics between founders and executive recruiters when sourcing high-level leadership talent.
“There's actually a fair amount at stake for the recruiter themselves, because they have their own folk Rolodexes with high-quality talent, and unless you're doing a good job pitching the recruiter, they might not even want to pitch you.”
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