Madeleine Nguyen saw recruiters often blaming a “pipeline problem” instead of viewing it as an assessment problem. Madeleine Nguyen Madeleine Nguyen is the cofounder and CEO of recruitment firm Talentdrop. She previously worked as a recruiter for top companies where she saw many mistakes made by recruiters. She explains the 5 biggest mistakes from assessment to assumption as told to reporter Robin Madell. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Madeleine Nguyen, the cofounder and CEO of recruitment firm Talentdrop, who’s based in San Francisco. It has been edited for length and clarity. When it comes to hiring, I think it’s safe to say that I’ve seen it all. Before leaving to start my own company, Talentdrop, I spent eight years of my career as a recruiter in tech, and during that time, I helped major brands like Uber and Instacart fill talent gaps and work to drive their companies forward with each new hire. But the reality of my job is that I saw more examples of what not to do than models of best practices. Despite the weight behind those names, each of my employers fell victim to the same problem: the companies were evolving, but…
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I was a recruiter for Uber, Snapchat, and Instacart — here are the 5 biggest mistakes I saw …
