I authored this 4 years ago, and it rings true – agency and startup applicants have an extra advantage for our hiring pool at DevriX.
What makes the culture fit stronger: ⤵️
1. “Agency” – the level of accountability for a handful of clients at the same time (no shared responsibility and no clocking out for good).
2. Delivery-first – corners could be cut and processes can be bypassed, as long as delivery can be accomplished effectively.
3. Building diverse skills – solving the same problem in 1 org for 5 years is building different muscles than serving 15 clients in this period or scaling 5 different accounts across different niches.
4. Environment – large corporations are slower to adapt and evolve (one of the key reasons they work with agencies and consultancies to speed up delivery).
5. Toolset – agencies optimize for performance and productivity, which is why we often incorporate bleeding-edge tools and solutions when it makes sense (it’s our duty to incorporate these in client workflows, too)
Yes, fast-paced startups and some consultancies match these criteria, too.
But it’s very very hard to teach velocity or ownership after several years in large, bloated teams in corporate, with tons of red tape and multiple stakeholders in each decision.
> Link to the Entrepreneur piece below + our jobs page (we hire engineers, account managers, tech leads, marketers and more):
