Founders Institute:

HIRING & ONBOARDING

MEET: Scott Harrison, Director Agile Talent
Scott Harrison is an accomplished Recruitment Business Director, ICF Professional Coach and
Cambridge University Teacher and Trainer, currently based in Singapore leading the Agile Talent
business.
 
Managing some of the world’s largest international recruitment companies Scott has successfully
led the development of high performing organisational culture and been responsible for business
planning & analysis, aligning strategies and business plans, financial forecasting , P&L
management and business development. Throughout all of this Scott has achieved a proven track
record in helping companies build their long term talent acquisition strategies.
 
His passion for recruiting traces back 20 years from his first ever job as an internal Talent
Acquisition specialist in Glasgow and taking him on a journey where he has built, managed trained
and coached recruitment businesses in Singapore, Thailand China, Japan, Dubai, New Zealand,
Russia, America, UK and the Netherlands. Scott has been on a recruiting path from the start. The
reason? He likes getting people excited about the things that he’s excited about. Right now, that’s
Agile Talent.
 
Connect with Scott on LinkedIn @Scott Harrison for networking, career opportunities and more.
Determine Roles at the Beginning

75% 65%
of start-ups fail because they don’t have the right team in of start-ups fail due to management issues
place to make the company successful

Key Roles to Consider

CEO (Visionary CTO (Innovator) Product (Director)

Operations (Organiser) CMO (Marketer)

Developer (Builder)
Sales (Rainmaker) CSM (Customer Success)

CFO (Money manager)

 CO-FOUNDER

WANT OR NEED?
Outsourcing
• Reduce or control costs
• Focus on core functions
• Solve capacity issues
• Improve service
• Gain access to expert talent and knowledge
• Speed up organisational transformation
Effective Hiring
Processes
• Identify and prioritise needs
• Create a good talent acquisition strategy
• Write detailed, accurate job descriptions
• Implement an ATS (applicant tracking system)
• Sell an opportunity not a job
• Ensure you have a quality, effective interview process
• Consider the value of an internal TA (Talent Acquisition)
Assessing Candidates

Thorough detailed pre- screen and screening process

Technical Assessments

Culture fit and personality testing

Background checks and reference checks

HIRING & ONBOARING
Hiring
Decisions
• Talent Gaps
• Talent Deliverables
• Model of engagement
• Location of engagement
• Budget
• Talent Acquisition Strategy
Onboarding
• Who
• How
• Follow Up
• Where is it recorded
about us
Agile HRO is an international human resources outsourcing firm,
providing businesses with a way to quickly expand and hires and
onboards remote teams by merging technology with industry
experts.

Agile makes it possible to employ people in every country through

already established entities. Not as a contractor, but as a fully
legal, local employee, with all the benefits that it entails.

Founded by industry experts who have experienced the same

expansion complexities, Agile was formed to help businesses like
yours avoid making the same mistakes.
To find out more visit www.agilehro.com or Contact
agile@agilehumansolutions.com