Topic

Hiring and Talent

Latest viewpoints

Boom prioritizes ambitious hands-on talent and internal leadership development.

Scholl says Boom values early-career people who are ambitious, technically capable, optimistic, and accustomed to building things, while preferring to develop senior leaders internally when possible.

Blake Scholl Hiring and Talent Source at 25:49

Young hardware engineers can stand out by building real projects.

Scholl disputes the idea that hardware success inherently belongs to highly experienced engineers and encourages younger engineers to gain practical experience by designing and physically building projects.

Blake Scholl Hiring and Talent Source at 42:48

Engineers should seek experienced advice without becoming constrained by it.

Scholl says inexperienced engineers should consult people who have solved similar problems before, while retaining independence about whether to follow that advice.

Blake Scholl Hiring and Talent Source at 43:40

Side projects can substitute for formal experience early in a career.

Scholl says young applicants without professional experience can distinguish themselves by showing unusually impressive projects they have independently built.

Blake Scholl Hiring and Talent Source at 47:01

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