Advice for Recruiting Tech Talent | Clifton Jadoo | Foursquare

Clifton Jadoo manages technical and product recruitment at Foursquare.

After graduating from Brooklyn College summa cum laude with a B.S. in Psychology and a B.A. in Sociology and from NYU School of Engineering with a M.S. in Management with a double concentration in Project Management and Technology Management, Clifton found his way into recruitment and later refining his career into Tech Recruitment.

Foursquare is a technology platform that powers leading business solutions and consumer products through a deep understanding of location.

Clifton gives us some amazing inside knowledge about the industry along with actionable advice, and the main things to think about whether you're starting out as a recruiter, or looking to take the next step and level-up in your career.

Show Times

0:45 - Clifton's role at Foursquare

2:20 - What Foursquare is as a business as an intelligence leader

3:20 - Clifton's career history and falling into recruitment as a young graduate

6:00 - The vastly different areas of recruitment

8:30 - Taking the time to learn about the role you're recruiting for

11:13 - The desire to learn and actively looking for resources to understand the landscape

14:30 - Being a Chameleon when managing a team

17:46 - Being transparent with your team and communicate clearly

20:30 - How to motivate your team

25:50 - Being informed and well researched in your industry

33:40 - The biggest challenge Clifton has faced in the industry

37:06 - How to be successful in recruitment in 3 words