Startup founders are at a disadvantage when applying for jobs

Key takeaway: Make sure your startup doesn't fail, so you never have to apply for a job again.

I am a live example that is totally opposite of this.

I had 1 successful startup and a couple of failed ones. They are all written on my resume.

Recruiters like to hire startup founders a lot. You need to articulate why you were successful and what you learned from your failures.

Show how your experiences will help the role you apply for.

I think startup founders can be the best, battle-tested, agile, thrifty, motivated employees provided they are able to check their egos.

According to this article recruiters are afraid that startup founders that they hire could leave after only a couple months and take people with them, well first of all that's their right.

If they offer other employees a better work environment and better projects, then why not?

Let people fly by their own wings.

I would also say that not everyone company refuse to hire startup founders because they surely need people with a growth and entrepreneurial mindset. That's so crucial.

great content , keep it up

So what people say they'll do is different from what they actually do? Welcome to behavioral psychology :)

Applied for a job on Sat. Hadn't heard anything back

100% and ironically this is especially true in any tech recruiting company

Maybe the companies know that "once a founder, always a founder". He won't work for a longer period if the work is not challenging enough or if it becomes monotonous.

Also maybe companies feel that the founder will always find an opportunity to start his own startup & will jump the ship.

What do you think could be the reason?

I found a job after I failed my first company. My Manager (founder of a small early stage startup) saw in me the entrepreneurial spirit she needed. I was the 5th employee.

I mainly got called back by very small startup who know how important it is that your first employees are entrepreneurs.

I also was much happier to work in an environment where everything still had to be made, with flexibility and potential to achieve great things.

I would say that this study is a good thing. We are maybe less contacted but at least we are contacted by the right people and companies. 😀

"Of the fictitious candidates with no founder experience, 24% received a request for an interview, while 13.6% of the candidates with founder experience were asked to interview. And successful startup founders had the worst results, with an interview rate of just 10.9%, compared to 16.2% for failed startup founders."

Wow, this really just highlights how narrow-minded companies are.

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