Goldstone Partners is the premier search and talent advisory firm specifically focused on early stage and high growth companies in Colorado. We are all about connecting great companies with amazing people—and we know how to track the characteristics for success in hyper-growth small companies. Traditional recruiting methods simply don’t work in the startup space, so we’ve developed a program that does. Our Fractional Talent Acquisition Solutions approach addresses the unique hiring needs, rapid growth goals and financial constraints of early stage companies.

Do unto others….

Business, Colorado, Entrepreneur, Goldstone Partners, Hiring, Human capital, Human resources, Management, Recruiting, Retention, Talent Management

A guide to the candidate experience for hiring managers  Lately there has been a lot of commentary around something called the ‘candidate experience.’  Personally I think this is just common sense, but I’m coming from the perspective of someone who works with candidates and hiring managers all the time – as a matchmaker.  Everyone is…

Unhappy at work? Find what you really ROCK at

Career Development, Colorado, Getting Hired, Goldstone Partners, Interviewing, Job Search, Professional Development, Resume

I had the opportunity during the first few months of the year to speak at a few job seeker events.  I also regularly spend one on one time with professionals who are looking for a new position or thinking about looking around.   If you are unhappy in your current position then it’s time to do…

Reduce your time to hire!

Business, Colorado, Entrepreneur, Goldstone Partners, Hiring, Human capital, Human resources, Interviewing, Management, Recruiting, Talent Management

Candidate Profiles Time to hire is one of the primary metrics we use to measure our success.  Regardless of whether you are working internally to fill a position or engaging the services of an outside recruiter – time is money.  The faster you can source, attract, interview and hire – the better your return.  Every…

Who are the top CIOs in Colorado?

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Last year, the Society for Information Management (SIM) teamed up with the Denver Business Journal for the first annual CIO of the Year.  It was an amazing success as Christopher Avery delivered the awards ceremony keynote address and SIM named four winners: Corporate –  Greg Lems is a problem-solving rock star at ClickBank Emerging Business…

What do losing weight and networking have in common?

Career Development, Colorado, Getting Hired, Goldstone Partners, Job Search, Networking, Professional Development

They are both New Year’s Resolutions you will likely not keep.  See if you identify with this scenario:  You were unemployed sometime in the last year or two.  This was the first time you’ve been unemployed for more than a month.  It seemed like the world was going to collapse.  It was scary, exhausting, frustrating…

Marketing 101 for Hiring Managers

Business, Colorado, Entrepreneur, Goldstone Partners, Hiring, Human capital, Interviewing, Management, Recruiting, Talent Management

Increasing the effectiveness of your talent advertising If you are still using your internal HR job descriptions when you post openings on an external job board or your company website for that matter, then please write a check and hand it to a stranger on the corner for the price of that posting.  Either way,…

Planning for hiring success in 2012 – part 2 of 2

Business, Colorado, Entrepreneur, Goldstone Partners, Hiring, Human capital, Human resources, Interviewing, Management, Recruiting, Talent Management

What will you do differently? Last month we talked about the state of the job market and the lack of available qualified talent.  You must change your classic methods of finding and attracting talent if you are going to be able to compete in the New Year.  Here are some steps you can take to…

Tell me a little about yourself

Career Development, Colorado, Getting Hired, Goldstone Partners, Interviewing, Job Search, Professional Development

Your hardest interview question I was talking with our team earlier this week about the subject for our blog post.  We work with professionals at all experience levels and functional areas.  The one question that most job seekers fail is “tell me a little about yourself.” Let’s explore the direct and indirect meaning of this…