A-Players by Acelr8

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used in the hiring process to streamline and optimize candidate selection. You have tools for resume screening software, which can quickly sort through thousands of resumes and identify the most qualified candidates based on specific job requirements. Another tool is a virtual interview platform which uses machine learning algorithms to analyze facial expressions and voice patterns to evaluate a candidate's communication skills and cultural fit.

If there is one thing we know about planning is that not everything will go as planned. However a headcount plan serves as a great foundation to strategise ahead and make sure our growth aligns with business needs.

Pre-pandemic, remote work was more the exception than the rule. Now it feels like we are all remote first warriors.

When a recruiter reaches out to a candidate, the first thing that the candidate sees is the recruiter’s profile. Take a moment and consider what impression they will take away.

How can we make sourcing more cost- and time-effective?

Previously on A-Players, we interviewed COO & Co-Founder of solarisBank, Andreas Bittner.

In this episode of A-Players, Michael spoke to Christian Eggert, Founder & CEO of Back, a product that untangles your workplace, by organizing and automating employee requests. Christian is a tech entrepreneur and advisor. He built out several startups successfully, by putting a focus on the product team and growth.

During the episode, Michael and Christian go through the challenges of making the first hires, identifying startup talent, and scaling a company. Listen to the episode to hear Christian’s insights based on many years of his experience working in the startup industry. You will also learn how ACELR8 helped Back in identifying and hiring a great startup talent in Berlin.

If you want to find out more, you can listen to the podcast on Anchor, Spotify, Pocket Casts, and Apple Podcasts.

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Previously on A-Players, we interviewed a Founder of MyCareerPath — Kave Bulambo.

This time, Michael had a chance to interview a founder of one of the most interesting fin-techs in Berlin — Andreas Bittner. He is a COO & Co-Founder of solarisBank, a Banking-as-a-Service Platform that enables digital companies to create custom solutions for their unique financial needs.

With his leadership experience and previous role at Finleap as a Venture Advisor, Andreas from the beginning of solarisBank was deeply focused on building the right team for the company. Gathering experts from the financial sector as well as from the tech one, allowed his company to acquire a German banking license in a record time of just eight months. His main goal in hiring is to look for people who have certain knowledge about banking, but also have an idea of how to translate the Centuries-old industry's processes into the digital world.

Listen to the interview to find out more about Andreas' approach to hiring, including hiring best business-matching leaders.

If you want to find out more, you can listen to the podcast on Anchor, Spotify, Pocket Casts, and Apple Podcasts.

Previously on A-Players, we interviewed Lucas Bremer and Namir Sayed-Ahmad Baraza from quantilope.

This time, Angela Ndagire talked with Kave Bulambo, Founder of MyCareerPath, a career coaching platform. She's an expert when it comes to leadership, people development, diversity, and inclusion. In the past, she worked for companies such as N26 and Zalando, building their teams and strengthening their employer branding efforts.

In the episode, Kave shares more about her company as well as her experience hiring for both well-established startups, like Zalando and N26, vs early-stage ones, like Hibooks. Besides that, Angela and her go deeper into a topic of employer branding.

Listen to the episode to hear some tips on how can you implement employer branding practices in your own company.

If you want to find out more, you can listen to the podcast on Anchor, Spotify, Pocket Casts, and Apple Podcasts.

Previously on A-Players, we interviewed a Founder of Moonfare — Alexander Argyros.

Michael had a chance to talk with Lucas Bremer (CPO & Co-Founder) and Namir Sayed-Ahmad Baraza (Head of Software Development) and learn more about how quantilope brought their first employees on board, how they identified startup talent in Hamburg, and how they expanded to the New York City. On top of that, Namir shared his thoughts regarding transitioning from an Engineer to a leadership position.

Quantilope was founded in August 2014 and is on a mission to optimise professional decision making, by offering a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) that digitally provides and connects all steps of professional market research on a single insight platform.

If you want to find out more, you can listen to the podcast on Anchor, Spotify, Pocket Casts, and Apple Podcasts.

Previously on A-Players, we interviewed a CPO of Gtmhub — Jenny Herald.

In this episode, Michael had a pleasure to talk to Alexander Argyros, Founder of Berlin-based fin-tech Moonfare. He started his career working in Investment Banking for J.P. Morgan in New York and London later on. After that, he co-founded a startup Somuchmore, acquired by Urban Sports Club.

He founded Moonfare in 2016 with a goal of giving individuals access to top-tier global equity funds and building a team that will help to grow the business. Alexander says that at his company, they believe that potential is much more important than experience. Listen to the episode to find out more about it. On top of that, Michael asked him about building the team from scratch, getting the early talent on board, and adjusting a hiring strategy with time.

If you want to find out more, you can listen to the podcast on Anchor, Spotify, Pocket Casts, and Apple Podcasts.