SNTalent finds job opportunities in the international market. The professionals’ 2.0 recruitment platform, created in 2009 by Ivan Sala, entered the German and Brazilian markets in collaboration with local partners. SNTalent expects to reach one million Euros turnover this year due to the business generated by the two new subsidiaries, says Ignacio Fonts, CEO of Inveready First Capital I, a venture capital firm that is a shareholder of the company.
A number of stories have crossed the wire in recent weeks about the "talent crunch" in the tech industry. Although the unemployment rate in the U.S. remains high, many tech companies are struggling to find and to keep employees. Compounding what's already just a general shortage of engineers, those tech companies with deep pockets are offering big salaries and bonuses to those willing to join (and hopefully stay).
In a bidding war for talent against the likes of Facebook, Google, and Zynga, how can startups compete in order to recruit and retain talent?