Episode 74: Hiring Strategies for a New Direction
Today I want to talk about the direction the company is taking and how I plan to keep up with it. We have really plateaued as a company, and part of that is because we don’t have the manpower. We need some new structure. I have decided to take a two-pronged approach to restructuring things. The two sides of the business are:
- The product side or “getting the product to our customers.”
- The eCommerce side – email marketing, promotions, product development, and generally everything pre-sale.
Hopefully, this new structure will help us get to an eight figures status. If you know someone who is kind of a “techie” person, then contact me at mike@terran.com. I would like a resume or a letter telling me why you are the best fit for the company.
The things I’m looking for in a new hire are as follows:
- Able to relocate or already living in the San Diego area.
- Understands and knows how to manage content.
- Experience in eCommerce is super important. You need to know how to run Amazon and Shopify stores.
- A fast learner who can pick up on the stuff they don’t know.
- A good communicator, so that we can be more efficient.
- A hard worker and self-starter.
- Someone who wants a long term position.
I realize that nobody is going to have all the experience I am looking for, but what is important is the prospect’s willingness to learn. So if you know someone or you are a good fit for me, please let me know.
Just a reminder, I will be speaking at some events this year. Here is a list of those events.
- Ecommerce All Stars — Austin, TX, August 4-5.
- Global Sources — Hong Kong, October 17-19.
- EcommerceFuel Live — Laguna Beach, CA, January 11-13, 2018.
Also if you go to ecomcrew.com/summit2017, you can download my slides from my presentation at Sellers’ Summit 2017. You will also get a discount code for $50 off the price of a virtual pass to all the great content from the summit.
Included in this package will be a free round table session with Scott Voelker, Greg Mercer, Jeff Cohen, Steve Chou, and myself. That round table will be June 26th at 2 pm Pacific time. If that’s something that interests you, then check out the link to sign up.
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