Advice for Recruiting Tech Talent | Clifton Jadoo | Foursquare
Clifton Jadoo manages technical and product recruitment at Foursquare. After graduating from Brooklyn College summa cum laude with a B.S. in Psychology and a B.A. in Sociology and from NYU School of Engineering with a M.S. in Management with a double concentration in Project Management and Technology Management, Clifton found his way into recruitment and later refining his career into Tech Recruitment. Foursquare is a technology platform that powers leading business solutions and consumer products through a deep understanding of location. Clifton gives us some amazing inside knowledge about the industry along with actionable advice, and the main things to think about whether you're starting out as a recruiter, or looking to take the next step and level-up in your career. Show Times 0:45 - Clifton's role at Foursquare 2:20 - What Foursquare is as a business as an intelligence leader 3:20 - Clifton's career history and falling into recruitment as a young graduate 6:00 - The vastly different areas of recruitment 8:30 - Taking the time to learn about the role you're recruiting for 11:13 - The desire to learn and actively looking for resources to understand the landscape 14:30 - Being a Chameleon when managing a team 17:46 - Being transparent with your team and communicate clearly 20:30 - How to motivate your team 25:50 - Being informed and well researched in your industry 33:40 - The biggest challenge Clifton has faced in the industry 37:06 - How to be successful in recruitment in 3 words