Quotes by Kathryn Minshew

Employees dont need to be best friends, but there does need to be a level of mutual respect and understanding.

When The Daily Muse initially wanted to launch a job board, our first ideas were insanely (and needlessly) complex. We wanted to integrate with social networks, gather rich personal data to build predictive algorithms, and put together numerous cool visualization tools before launching out to the world. We were just sure users would love it!

With clearly defined roles and a focus on communication, its much easier to make your company come across as well-organized and on top of things - because it actually is.

People actually arent moving on from companies much more quickly than in the past, but theres a perception that they do, so companies are investing less in talent on the assumption that young employees wont stay long.

One of the top causes of startup death - right after cofounder problems - is building something no one wants.

Understanding your employees perspective can go a long way towards increasing productivity and happiness.

You dont hire for mediocrity. Instead, you bring people onto your team because you know that theyll make a valuable contribution and turn in amazing work. But, in order to have that expectation, you need to make sure youre fostering an environment that allows them to do so.

Job seekers light up when they find The Muse - were a breath of fresh air in a stale, musty world. Our user experience focuses first and foremost on the individual, on providing them information - from content to company profiles - to make the most pressing professional decisions in their lives.

Being able to hear someone say, I found an incredible job on The Muse, or It gave me courage to make a career change, thats the motivating factor.

We spend a lot of time on Skype and other video interviews, and its funny how many people will prepare for a Skype interview by wearing a formal suit jacket with pajama pants on the bottom. Then suddenly, someone is at the door, and you have to get up, and you realize youre wearing reindeer boxers. Just put pants on.