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February 21, 2022

Hiring is harder than ever: Here’s how Sifted readers are handling it

Sifted readers share their experiences of hiring in an age of record startup investment, remote working and changing candidate priorities


“It's almost impossible to hire talent as an early stage startup and compete with high salaries,” said one respondent to our recent survey on recruiting in the current climate. 

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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