//Rasmus Busk Hyllemose, Content & SoMe Marketing Lead, the Hub These days, your LinkedIn profile says more about your professional ambitions than any resume ever could. Personal branding has become a must-have in 2020 on the platform, and the way that brands approach LinkedIn and use their employees as ambassadors is a screaming indicator of this. Companies are now starting to utilize their employees and c-suite personnel as an extension of their brand in order to reach a larger audience and help create a personal image of the company on LinkedIn. This trend is quickly resulting in the do ..read more

Startup jobs are nothing new to the eyes of students. But the actual amount of students who’ve actually experienced one is slim. At the same time, a Deloitte study on Millennials in 2020 shows that 52% of corporate employees do not find their work meaningful. Yikes! I know… that’s kind of dark isn’t it? Although getting a startup job does not provide the same level of prestige nor any lucrative financial upside associated with big-name corporations that most students and graduates initially seek. Working in a startup will bring something much different and very valuable to the table that might ..read more

Onboarding employees is a lot like starting a new relationship. After the courting period (job interview), things get serious once they join your startup. You want to ensure everything starts off on the right foot. And a lot of what will set the tone begins during the onboarding process. In fact, the quality of your onboarding could make or break your startup. According to Bamboo HR’s survey, 31% of US employees leave their job within the first 6 months – and 68% of those within the first three. Hiring and losing an employee in such a short term can have a tremendous impact on your business. Y ..read more

With the emergence of our latest feature to create and search for remote jobs, we thought it would be perfect timing for us to pitch in with some battle-tested knowledge on how to build and manage remote teams.   How to search remote jobs on the Hub? Tip: Select – “Find jobs” Filter – “Location”  Select – “Remote” Remote work, or the WFH movement (WFH) is quickly becoming one of the most discussed topics in the business world. Is it good or bad for productivity? Was it inevitable? And will people transition back into standard offices after the Covid-19 crisis is over? The answers ..read more

I’m Jeppe and I’m the Chief Marketing Officer at the Hub. Today I have an experience to share with you as I believe it can provide some valuable takeaways if you are in the midst of defining your company culture. This experience changed my perspective on what is actually possible when establishing a people culture. When I was being called in for my interview with the management team at the Hub, I was asked to take this value-based test on a platform called Platypus. Tests for hard skills is common pretty much everywhere, but here I was asked to prioritize my values. Fair compensation couldn’t ..read more

With the global impact of the coronavirus pandemic, it initially appears to be more difficult for startups to gain access to funding. However, this isn’t actually the case. Statistics from startups.co.uk show a 60% increase in the number of businesses launching online, and new ventures are popping up in the fields of healthcare, food delivery services, and more. Across Europe, several startups have been inspired by the struggles caused by the pandemic and have responded by presenting solutions to these issues. For instance, NYE Health was launched by NHS GP Dr. Alexander Finlayson to prov ..read more

In Finland, the startup community has blossomed into a fantastic cluster of diverse startups that are mostly concentrated in the capital area. For example, at Maria 01 you can find a very lively community of over 85 tech startups building the future. We went around and asked some entrepreneurs and their startup team to share their thoughts that working for a startup has its clear perks:   1. Positive Impact   You’ve probably felt at some point that you want to have a positive impact on what you do. A startup is a great place to start as you will be working together with li ..read more

A few years ago, a rejection email from a Cleveland business woman went viral, and all for the wrong reasons. The scathing letter was leaked online, which provoked a massive backlash, the inevitable apology, and still damaged the company’s reputation. It provides a great template of how not to reject a candidate. But the fact is that rejection letters are hard to write well, and not writing one at all can be just as bad. So how do you provide feedback with respect, honesty without crushing people’s dreams and hurting your business reputation? In this post we’ll give you all the tips and tricks ..read more

When covering the art of a successful job interview, no business or startup article these days can start without mentioning the impact of COVID-19. This one, about the job market and how to secure a job post, is no different. Business applications were down 40% in early 2020, and the 2.9M jobs created by startups each year probably won’t materialize. And while some European startups are going against the grain and hiring, the fact is that entering a new company can be more challenging than ever these days. Which is why you have to be more thoughtful than ever about your next job interview. But ..read more

You’ve probably blamed your CV before for not getting a call back from a job you applied to. You’ve probably also researched a bit on Google on how to write a proper CV. Since you’re reading this, how did that go for you so far? Our guess is not too well since you’re here reading this article. Well to be honest with you. We have all been right where you are now. Luckily for us (and now you) we have topped over 400,000 total job applications on our platform which has provided us with an unexpected kind of useful information. What an effective CV looks like. The CV is decreasingly losing its cre ..read more