Who Is the New How

Introduction

We believe that something is wrong with the way we're all working. And in 2017, we founded Teamable in order to fix it.

In today's world, the what and how often drive product and company growth. Successful brands have strong missions and clear business development strategies; they know exactly what they're aiming to accomplish and how they're going about it. But there's something far more significant that makes it all possible, something that gives those brands the competence, momentum, scalability, and execution they need to achieve long‐term success: the who.

This isn't a revolutionary insight. Every employer knows how important it is to have a capable, talented team of people working for them. Every team member knows how productive and invigorating it is when they're working with the right blend of people. Every recruiter knows how valuable it is to find the superstars who will perfectly round out a team. But here's what everyone doesn't seem to know: traditional recruitment practices aren't cutting it.

Recruitment today is so similar to how it was 100 years ago. Employers want candidates based on specific criteria and recruiters source people who meet them. While the ways in which recruiters go about the sourcing has changed—insofar as technology has made it more convenient—they're still pressed for time and competing for the same pool of candidates as everyone else. To add to the chaos, they're now also drowning in recruitment tools. But is it working?

If ...