At the forefront of the HR field's expansion into the new territory of Web3 is Nicholas Strange, CEO and Founder of Crypto Talent. We start the discussion today with why Nicholas felt it was the right time to found Crypto Talent and how he ended up in the position to do so. We break down what Web1, Web2, and Web3 are, how they differ, and what the big tech companies have been saying about Web3, plus some amazing statistics about the rate of growth of HR in the space. Nicholas explains why there is such a boom in HR-related jobs and how job-seekers can stand out through their passion projects. Tune in to learn how Web3 is breaking down the barrier of pay-gates in education and the power of allowing the individual autonomy over their own data.

Key Points From This Episode:

• An introduction to Nicolas Strange, CEO and Founder of Crypto Talent.
• How Nicolas ended up in a space where he felt the time was right to found Crypto Talent.
• What the big tech companies are saying about where Web3 is going. 
• A crash course on what Web1, Web2, and Web3 are. 
• What the skill differences are between Web2 and Web3 and how this relates to hiring. 
• How the Web3 space is overcoming education and skills training pay gates. 
• The HR job opportunities expansion in the Web3 space and why it’s happening.
• How passion projects might make people more appealing to employers.
• Why culture fit is so much more important than skills fit, and how Nicolas uses this when suggesting candidates. 
• Where he sees for the future of HR with the advent of Web3 and the role of the Metaverse.
• Empowering the individual: how Web3 enables job seekers to profit off their own data. 
• How the blockchain could stand in place of CVs and references. 
• Using virtual reality in job fairs: how COVID-19 started this trend, and where Web3 will take it.

 

• What Nicolas and his partners are working on now: a training and education platform.

 

 

Tweetables:

“The time is now for a lot of people to transition their career [to the Metaverse] as well as to start a company to help support that transition.” — @strangeviews15 [0:06:49]

 

“All of these underlying technologies that are being built are going to allow for individuals to own their interaction more on the internet, which is going to provide security and privacy for all as well as peer-to-peer transactions and less third-party authentication.”— @strangeviews15 [0:11:29]

 

“One thing that often gets misconstrued about the talent that is being hired into Web 3 is that people [think], ‘I have to be a solid developer, I have to be a smart contract developer. I have to have some very specific technical knowledge on to transition to my career.’” — @strangeviews15 [0:12:02]

 

“One of my biggest passions is this opportunity to reshape those traditional learning routes and training routes, which were sectored off to certain communities that were able to afford the resources to go get that training and education.” — @strangeviews15 [0:17:11]

 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

 

Nicholas Strange on LinkedIn

Nicholas Strange on Twitter

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