# Hiring & Workforce

How we grew our team 5x without spending £1 on recruitment
Opinion
January 30, 2023
How we grew our team 5x without spending £1 on recruitment
From utilising social media to posting employee-led content about work culture, here's how we grew our team without spending a penny
Molly Johnson-Jones
How VCs' lack of succession planning is leaving big firms without a future
Analysis
January 27, 2023
How VCs' lack of succession planning is leaving big firms without a future
The new wave of VCs are likely to be run more like businesses
Mimi Billing
How to grow your employee benefits as you expand globally
How To
January 26, 2023
How to grow your employee benefits as you expand globally
Language barriers, cultural differences and regulatory hurdles… Getting the benefits package right for employees spread across the world isn’t simple
Sponsored by: Engage Health Group
France’s Welcome to the Jungle raises €50m Series C
News
January 26, 2023
France’s Welcome to the Jungle raises €50m Series C
The company has €30m in annual recurring revenue and is looking to expand to the US
Selin Bucak
Brainly, Clue, Aiven: Tech layoffs aren’t over in 2023
Analysis
January 20, 2023
Brainly, Clue, Aiven: Tech layoffs aren’t over in 2023
Until startups find different ways to cut costs, large-scale layoffs will continue to occur
Zosia Wanat and Miriam Partington in Berlin
Tech company layoffs in Europe in 2023
Analysis
January 20, 2023
Tech company layoffs in Europe in 2023
2023’s latest tech company layoffs in Europe, listed by Sifted
Sifted reporters
Here’s how much startup founders are paying themselves in Europe
Analysis
December 29, 2022
Here’s how much startup founders are paying themselves in Europe
Some UK founders are making over €200k
Eleanor Warnock
Workplace culture will define the new bottom line: Lessons from scaling from three to 900
Opinion
December 28, 2022
Workplace culture will define the new bottom line: Lessons from scaling from three to 900
Mambu cofounder Sofia Nunes shares her insights on scaling culture, from giving positive feedback to catching red flags early.
Sofia Nunes
Tech company layoffs in Europe: the list
News
December 23, 2022
Tech company layoffs in Europe: the list
A regularly updated list of the tech company layoffs at startups and tech businesses in Europe
Sifted reporters
How can your startup hire abroad through an Employer of Record (EoR)?
Analysis
December 14, 2022
How can your startup hire abroad through an Employer of Record (EoR)?
Looking to grow your startup with talent from overseas? An Employer of Record could streamline your recruitment and HR needs
Sponsored by: WorkMotion
Fintech Juni cuts a third of its team in second set of layoffs
News
November 17, 2022
Fintech Juni cuts a third of its team in second set of layoffs
Swedish startup Juni raised $206m this summer – and initially said its plan was to hire another 60 people by the end of the year
Mimi Billing
How — and who — to hire as an early-stage startup
How To
November 11, 2022
How — and who — to hire as an early-stage startup
What are the skills startups need to hire for in their infancy — and how does it change as they secure funding?
Sponsored by: Silicon Valley Bank
The fastest-growing German startups outside Berlin and Munich
Analysis
October 25, 2022
The fastest-growing German startups outside Berlin and Munich
Here are the 10 startups outside of Germany's two main hubs that have grown the most in the last 12 months
Miriam Partington in Berlin
How to maintain cohesion in hybrid workplaces: Key takeaways from the Sifted Summit
Analysis
October 7, 2022
How to maintain cohesion in hybrid workplaces: Key takeaways from the Sifted Summit
What the experts said on hybrid work on day two of the Summit
Miriam Partington in Berlin
How much does the C-suite at European startups get paid?
Analysis
October 5, 2022
How much does the C-suite at European startups get paid?
And... what's the best paid C-suite role?
Amy Lewin
Employer branding is notoriously hard for B2B startups — but it's not impossible
Opinion
September 2, 2022
Employer branding is notoriously hard for B2B startups — but it's not impossible
Here are three ways B2B startups can build their brand with potential job candidates
Izzy Burman
Here’s what Europe’s talent managers say about career development
Analysis
September 1, 2022
Here’s what Europe’s talent managers say about career development
Beyond compensation, staff are asking their employers for ways to develop personally and professionally
Miriam Partington in Berlin
Thinking of joining a startup? Here are the interview questions you need to ask
How To
August 26, 2022
Thinking of joining a startup? Here are the interview questions you need to ask
In uncertain times, rigorous due diligence is all the more important.
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Why do people leave startups?
Analysis
August 23, 2022
Why do people leave startups?
A new survey of UK tech workers explores the reasons they quit their jobs
Amy Lewin
Here’s how Europe’s CTOs are dealing with their biggest challenges
Analysis
August 10, 2022
Here’s how Europe’s CTOs are dealing with their biggest challenges
Five scaleup CTOs share what’s keeping them up at night
Anisah Osman Britton
From Revolut to Back Market: the European startups still hiring despite the tech downturn
Analysis
August 1, 2022
From Revolut to Back Market: the European startups still hiring despite the tech downturn
There are still thousands of jobs available at Europe's startups and scaleups.
Sifted reporters
Seed stage is the perfect place to start your startup career
Opinion
July 25, 2022
Seed stage is the perfect place to start your startup career
You get a lot of the same fun and experience of being a founder as one of the first employees
Yarden Shaked
How much do COOs get paid?
Analysis
July 21, 2022
How much do COOs get paid?
Sifted digs into the salary data of 81 COOs.
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
How to scale in a downturn
Analysis
July 19, 2022
How to scale in a downturn
How do you sustain growth in an economic downturn?
Sponsored by: Scede

# Hiring & Workforce

How we grew our team 5x without spending £1 on recruitment

How VCs' lack of succession planning is leaving big firms without a future

How to grow your employee benefits as you expand globally

France’s Welcome to the Jungle raises €50m Series C

Brainly, Clue, Aiven: Tech layoffs aren’t over in 2023

Tech company layoffs in Europe in 2023

Here’s how much startup founders are paying themselves in Europe

Workplace culture will define the new bottom line: Lessons from scaling from three to 900

Tech company layoffs in Europe: the list

How can your startup hire abroad through an Employer of Record (EoR)?

Fintech Juni cuts a third of its team in second set of layoffs

How — and who — to hire as an early-stage startup

The fastest-growing German startups outside Berlin and Munich

How to maintain cohesion in hybrid workplaces: Key takeaways from the Sifted Summit

How much does the C-suite at European startups get paid?

Employer branding is notoriously hard for B2B startups — but it's not impossible

Here’s what Europe’s talent managers say about career development

Thinking of joining a startup? Here are the interview questions you need to ask

Why do people leave startups?

Here’s how Europe’s CTOs are dealing with their biggest challenges

From Revolut to Back Market: the European startups still hiring despite the tech downturn

Seed stage is the perfect place to start your startup career

How much do COOs get paid?

How to scale in a downturn