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How to Win at Being a Pioneer: Talent-Making at Weedmaps
LIZZIE CLARK
Lead Recruiter, EngineeringWeedmaps
Head of TalentWeedmaps
CORY EUSTICE
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Who is Weedmaps?
We are an end-to-end SaaS and data company that runs across the full cannabis supply chain, from seed to sale.
We provide a suite of products that are ultimately the arteries, veins, and circulatory system for commerce and purchasing in the cannabis industry.
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Who Are We?
CORY EUSTICELIZZIE CLARKLead Recruiter, Engineering
Proud Midwesterner
Mom to be
Head of Talent
Proud Midwesterner
Already a dad
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Before We Dive In
You may be thinking throughout this…
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Level Setting
Foundational
Talent-Driven
Transactional
Non-sustainable
Scaleable
Partnership-Driven
Relational
Sustainable
WHERE WE AREWHERE WE WERE
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Where We Were
No objective baseline for candidates
All hiring driven by Talent
Offer acceptance rate of roughly 70% across all roles
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What We Heard
“ Talent is a black box- STAKEHOLDER
I don’t get why they don’t want to work here- RECRUITING
I have no idea where candidates come from- STAKEHOLDER
Engineering seems to hire well, but we don’t get any love- STAKEHOLDER
We can’t compete with ABC Company- RECRUITING
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Where We Are
Hiring Manager and Talent partnership
Offer acceptance rate of 90.8% across all roles; 93% in Engineering/IT
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First Thing...
What should candidates think?
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Scalable and Defined
DEFINEPLUG AND PLAY
DEFINE AGAIN
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Objective Baseline
“Can I hire the first person I meet?”
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People
Hire the Person
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Ask for feedback
Don’t be afraid of the truth
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Launched
We were ready to go
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Going Rogue
Some things worked...others didn’t
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Being a Pioneer
Leading an emerging market
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Manager/Talent Partnership
Scale yourself!
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The Wrap
You will fail