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The Soldier for Life Transition Assistance Program The Soldier for Life Transition Assistance Program is a week-long, centrally funded program that is required to help a member of the Military…
How to Hire an Epic Executive Assistant
A week doesn’t go by without someone asking me if I have a great Executive Assistant or Chief of Staff candidate on standby from an eager would-be employer. The short…
Betting on New Technology Paid Off with Paul Canetti of MAZ
Almost a decade ago, Paul and his MAZ cofounders bet on the fact that companies big and small would need their own apps. Learn how they identified a massive market…
How to Not Drown When Hiring Your Startup’s First Few Employees
So you’ve raised your seed, or have gotten enough traction to bootstrap your own growth. Congratulations! Now it’s time for your startup to hire it’s first few employees. You’ve hit…
Hiring Remote Employees: A (Nearly) Unlimited Pool of Top Talent
Whether you’re talking to the founder of an early-stage startup or the VP of Marketing at a mid-sized enterprise, the topic of hiring always brings up the same discussion. “We…
List Your Startup on AngelList (how-to)
As a startup, AngelList (angel.co) may be the first time an investor stumbles upon what you’re doing. In the last few years, it’s also become a hub of startup talent…
13 Lessons on Hiring the Right People from Founders and Investors
Over the last two years at Avra Talent, we’ve had the pleasure of speaking to a lot of smart people about hiring best practices. Today I wanted to share some…
How to Create a Company Playbook
As a remote-first company, it’s essential to have one place that documents our processes, outlines our values and is continually updated to reflect any changes. But whether you are remote, or…
Applicant Tracking System – Take the Pain out of Hiring
Whether you’re a fully remote team, or a startup with offices in the oh-so-trendy SoMa district of San Francisco, the majority of the hiring process is now managed digitally. From…
Avra Talent Testimonials
We have many goals and values here at AVRA Talent, but one of our main core values is transparency. As the world of work is constantly eyeballing the loyalty of…