Allison Jones Quotes

Yes, I've had some pretty good luck finding wonderful talent.

I'm always looking for new talent.

You're only as good as the people you hire.

Hiring's tough. It's not just filtering through hundreds of applications and blocking out big chunks of your day for interviews - those are the simple parts. The difficult thing is the nagging feeling that, despite your best efforts, the perfect candidate will somehow fall through the cracks.

You go for the best talent available, wherever it is. You fish it out. That's how I've scouted all my career. Doesn't matter where it is - international, domestic, college, anywhere.

We talk a lot in Silicon Valley about product pipelines and sales pipelines, but what about talent pipelines? It is, after all, talent - people - who give us products to sell.

We've always looked for guys and girls who have striking ability... there's a reason my past company was called Strikeforce.

It's getting the right person that's the challenge.

Tell me who you want to see on the Left, and I'll hire them. If you give me a big name that's out there, that's floating around and wants work, I'd be happy to hire them.

Time spent on hiring is time well spent.

I just want to work with the best people I can get my hands on.

I think the biggest thing was that when I was in college, I really concentrated on personnel. That was my strength, and I was, in essence, my own recruiting coordinator. And when I went to the pros, I did the same thing.

We just want to make sure the best candidates get the attention they deserve.

I'd like to build a superteam. I'd like the superteam to come to me.

Whatever we can't develop internally - and nobody develops everything internally - you have to be able to trade and sign free agents.

Recruiting is all about relationships, it's not really about the facilities or the schools involved.

When you hire in business, you don't worry about marquee value.

Businesses want to be in places where there is a deep talent pool.

I have a wealth of experience, but I do not want to coach. I rather like the role of recruiter.

Above all else, look around to employ the best talent you possibly can.

Recruiting is not an exact science.

Systematically identity top designers as early as possible. The best are often not the most experienced.

One thing that founders always underestimate is how hard it is to recruit.

The only work I've done the last two years is interviews. I'm very good at it.

When hiring, trust your feelings.