RECRUITING FOR

EARLY STAGE STARTUPS

We plug in to existing recruiting functions as embedded recruiters to deliver fast, efficient results. If no recruiting infrastructure exists, we build it out ourselves.

Startups have varying degrees of recruiting operations in place. Some are so early that they have not yet hired a full time recruiter, or even set up any recruitment tools or an Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS). We can assist with providing an overview on how to structure your recruiting function for prime efficiency and utilizing industry wide best practices that will attract the industry’s top talent at volume.

Industry Experience

Cameron Barnette, the Founder and CEO of Take-Off Recruiting, has been in-house at Google and Uber’s self-driving car division, UBER ATG, where he learned industry best practices and cut his teeth recruiting. He has spent the past 3+ years specifically in the early to mid stage startup world helping some of the top VC-backed startups scale their organizations and make strategic hires.

His main focus has been on tech hiring. He has hired founding engineers for multiple early stage startups (from Seed to Series A) and hired Leadership roles such as Director of Product Management for a Series D real estate tech company, Director of Cybercrime for a Series A blockchain intelligence startup and multiple Engineering Managers for a mid-stage growth startup. He has also placed Data Scientists, Product Analysts, Technical Project Managers, Technical Program Managers, and more.

Testimonials

  • "Cameron is exceptional. He has a deep understanding of the tech industry and an astute approach to recruiting. He balances his empathy for candidates with the needs of the business. In his ability to hire, Cameron consistently delivers results that are not just above average, but multiple times more than those his peers. He multiplies his impact further by being able to manage a team of sourcers and provide coaching to his colleagues. I feel incredibly fortunate to have been able to rely on him to build out our engineering team. Cameron, hoping to work with you again soon!"

    -Anthony Tran, former Engineering Leader at Uber and current Eng Leader for a mid-stage Stealth Startup

  • "Cam is one of the best recruiters I've worked with across numerous companies. He's someone that very quickly earned my trust to do the right thing, bring quality candidates to the team, and a master of doing what was needed to close each candidate. Cam wasn't directly recruiting for my team but still managed to be the primary recruiter of the majority of candidates placed on my team over our last year working together. I'm lucky to have worked with Cameron and truly hope we get to work together more in the future."

    -Rob Day, former Engineering Leader at Uber and now a Leader in the startup world

  • "Cam is an awesome recruiting partner to have on your team! We worked together at Uber where he supported the Advanced Tech Group (self-driving) and then he later joined me at Boulevard as our first recruiter. Cam helped grow various startups and ran embedded searches with two to three clients at a time. He often acted largely as our clients first in-house recruiter or an extension as the internal team. He helped companies fill critical roles, developed thoughtful pipeline strategy and even built out recruiting processes and best practices from scratch. Cam is excellent at building deep relationships with clients and candidates and truly cares about the impact of his work. I really enjoyed my time and hope we get the chance to work together again!"

    Ashlee Barden, former Recruiting Leader at Uber and now a CEO/Co-Founder of an early stage recruiting agency

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