Interviewing a job candidate recently, Jobot founder Heidi Golledge kept pushing him for references—though he was clearly qualified. The applicant soon realized why. “Are you trying to find out if I’m a jerk?” he asked. Her unapologetic reply: “Yes.”
Working at Jobot, an A.I.-based staffing and recruiting firm, entails much more than demonstrating your ability. “It’s almost like dating,” Golledge says. “Would I want to be married to this person for the next three to five years?”
The 140-person, Irvine, California, startup has scaled quickly since Golledge founded it in 2018 using money from the $100 million-plus sale of her previous company, CyberCoders. Even more than people with great résumés, Golledge seeks those who are respectful. “A good culture isn’t just about parties,” she says. “But I do like to throw parties.”
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Inc. (Digital) - 1 Issue, May/June 2020