对话Cursor招聘主管Adam Ward:三步招到顶尖1%人才
想招顶尖工程师?Cursor招聘主管Adam Ward讲了怎么用三步法避开'死亡漏斗',招到前1%的人。跟一般HR套路完全不一样。
Cursor招聘主管Adam Ward在Lenny的播客中分享了高人才密度团队的招聘策略。他批评传统招聘漏斗是'funnel of doom',并提出三步法招聘前1%人才。他还讨论了前部署工程师的崛起和人才市场的两极化,以及创始人首个招聘官常犯的错误。Ward有20多年技术团队打造经验,马斯克曾以600亿美元收购Cursor用于SpaceX的AI竞赛。
Cursor has spent its entire existence competing with every major AI lab and incumbent in the toughest market in tech—and has continued to win. So much so that @elonmusk bought them for $60 billion to help SpaceX win the AI race. They've done this by building one of the most talent-dense teams in history. Adam Ward ( @wardadamp ) is Head of Talent at @Cursor_AI —who acquired his legendary recruiting firm after he spent 20+ years building the most elite teams in tech—and in our conversation he shares the entire playbook for building high talent-density teams. We discuss: 🔸 Why the traditional recruiting funnel—the "funnel of doom"—guarantees mediocre hiring 🔸 Adam's three-step playbook for hiring the top 1% 🔸 The rise of the forward-deployed engineer 🔸 Today's "tale of two cities" talent market 🔸 The biggest mistake founders make with their first recruiting hire 🔸 The worst question you can ask when sourcing talent (you've definitely asked it) Watch the full episode right here 👇 Your browser does not support the video tag. 🔗 View on Twitter 💬 5 🔄 1 ❤️ 14 👀 2797 📊 7 ⚡