I’ve recently had onsite with two start ups and failed. I don’t think I bombed the interview. I had passed some tier 1 or 1.5 company’s interviews before. From the beginning, they said my current TC is top of their range. Feels like they have higher hiring bar or my interview performance didn’t match their expectations. TC 300K
Startups generally have higher hiring bars because they have less room to make mistakes. They won’t hire unless they are absolutely confident you are a good fit, have the right motivations and can do the job. One bad hire can destroy the company.
I think it depends on the startup stage and tier (in blind terms)… I’ve read that a lot of startups hire fast and fire fast vs other companies that hire slow and fire slow. My understanding was the “fast” resulted in a lower hiring bar.
I’m a tech recruiter at a startup and I agree with you! @airwallex @creston electronics none of the engineers I’ve hired have been fired. we care more about quality than quantity so it can take longer to hire
They have a lower budget
You just said they said your ask for TC was top of their range, they probably chose some one cheaper.
Startups prefer to hire from other startups. If two candidates did well, one from ARM (chip maker?) and the other from some crypto exchange. The crypto exchange candidate would get the offer. It’s not a higher bar, it’s a more specific bar. Plus the hiring committee is much smaller so personal biases flow through. Basically CTO and head of engineering decide the criteria for awhile.
I did six rounds of interviews with a Series D startup, all extremely positive, and then was ghosted. I think startups just operate in their own little world 🤷♂️