Ipsen: Founders overgeneralize talent quality based on prestigious resume brands
Lauren Ipsen · Lessons from one of the world’s top executive recruiters | Lauren Ipsen (Daversa Partners, GC) · Nov 3, 2022 · at 32:29
Lauren Ipsen, Director of Executive Talent at General Catalyst, explains the risks of relying strictly on top company logos when recruiting leadership talent.
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“And just because someone has a brand on their resume at the right time, I think oftentimes CEOs and founders will do this thing where they kind of overgeneralize, well, You know, Amazon's prime team at this time was amazing or something like that. It's like they definitely could have been, but just as any other company, there's going to be people that are breakout, top one percent type individuals, and then other individuals that get to ride the wave and reach the benefits of being at the right place at the right time.”
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