Today we are joined by VP of People and Talent at Robust Intelligence, Riffat Jaffer. Listening to Riffat tell the story of her career journey and her 15 years of experience in the industry, we begin to understand what has cultivated her immense passion for talent acquisition and employee experience.  Along the way, we hear all about her challenges, triumphs, and experiences in companies that shaped the path she is on today. This episode is full of advice, stories, and takeaways that will change your perspective on hypergrowth within a business, the normalization of internal hiring processes, and the importance of growth potential.

Key Points From This Episode:

• A look into the HR role Riffat plays in Robust Intelligence. 
• Looking at Riffat’s career background in the talent acquisition industry. 
• The journey Riffat has followed to end up at Robust Intelligence. 
• Understanding why Riffat prefers working within smaller, rather than larger, companies.
• The ways Riffat solves problems at smaller companies with fewer resources. 
• The functioning, working, and scaling of recruiting in different sized businesses.
• Understanding when and how to normalize processes within your business. 
• The technical debt of not having a uniform and normalized interview process.
• Looking at a company’s potential for successful hypergrowth. 
• How to assess a company’s potential for hypergrowth.
• The elements of Riffat’s job that she is passionate about.
• Looking at characterizing people, their motivations, and their love for their jobs. 
• An important reminder to remember growth potential when hiring.

Tweetables:

 

“We hire people that want to do more than their core job. So, at startups, the mindset is always, we can do anything, and we can do it better.” — @staffingqueen [0:08:13]

 

“Think about diversity and make sure that your positions are being looked at and applied to by a diverse group of candidates.” — @staffingqueen [0:12:19]

 

“Integrating both employee experience as well as the recruiting cycle is really critical and essential.” — @staffingqueen [0:20:03]

 

“Figuring out where each candidate is in [their] journey really helps make them successful once they’re in the job.” — @staffingqueen [0:22:44]

 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

 

Riffat Jaffer Email

Riffat Jaffer on LinkedIn

Riffat Jaffer on Twitter

Robust Intelligence

Robust Intelligence on LinkedIn

Sequoia Capital

Wealthfront

Google

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