A conversation with:
The Problem
Birddogs was looking for a top-notch UI/UX designer with experience with apparel e-commerce brands. They had previously used avenues such as Upwork to find freelance talent, but were constantly disappointed by the results and the time-consuming process to find the right fits.
“Other sites like Upwork require much more time and attention to vet candidates, the majority of which have experience that’s not relevant to what we want. We love that The Starters focuses exclusively on vetted e-commerce candidates, which makes our search much easier.”
Prior to discovering The Starters, the only other alternative for Aaron and the birddogs team was to go to a staffing agency, but they charged exorbitant fees disguised as undisclosed rate markups and commissions.
“The Starters cost is a tiny fraction of what we’d pay a recruiting agency”
The Solution
Aaron joined The Starters after having an intro call with the founder, Jai. Within minutes of joining the platform, Aaron found a couple potential fits on the marketplace and received personalized recommendations from Jai.
“With The Starters, we ran into an uncommon issue when searching for talent: there were too many qualified candidates to choose from.”
After a couple interviews, Aaron decided to proceed with hiring one of the recommended candidates.
The Results
They ended up with an elite UI/UX designer that went above and beyond in delivering for the birddogs team.
“The quality of work and speed of execution were both top notch. Our entire team was impressed with the output.”
Not only was the work great, but The Starters made the recruiting process quick and easy.
“The entire process took less than 2 days, from the point I decided to search for talent, to setting up intro calls, to starting with a designer. Using other services would have taken 1-2 weeks. Jai & Team were wonderful to work with, incredibly responsive and made great suggestions based on our brand and needs.”
