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Behoof Blog: Hiring Tips, Skills-Based Recruitment & Inclusive Hiring


How to Hire Entry-Level Talent Without Compromising on Skills (2025 Edition)
Hiring entry-level talent is often seen as a low-risk decision, especially compared to executive or senior-level hires. But in reality,...
Saman Nayab
Aug 15 min read
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Flat-Fee Recruiting for Customer Support Roles: Fast, Affordable, and Scalable in 2025
Customer support is the heartbeat of any customer-facing business. Whether you're a SaaS startup, an e-commerce brand, or a tech-enabled...
Saman Nayab
Jul 315 min read
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Flat-Fee Recruiting vs Commission: What Startups Should Know in 2025 (US Market)
Hiring has never been more critical — or more expensive — for startups in the US. If you're trying to scale with limited capital, you're...
Saman Nayab
Jul 294 min read
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Skills-Based Hiring for Sales Roles: How to Predict Real Performance in 2025
In 2025, hiring salespeople is no longer just about charm and a slick resume. With evolving buyer behavior, complex tech stacks, and...
Saman Nayab
Jul 284 min read
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Hiring Legal Assistants & Paralegals in the US (2025): Why Skill-Based Hiring Beats Resumes
Legal assistants and paralegals are critical to a law firm’s success. But hiring the wrong one can cost your firm time, money, and even...
Saman Nayab
Jul 255 min read
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Skills-Based Hiring for InfoSec Roles: Why It Works in 2025
Introduction: Why InfoSec Hiring Is Broken (And Costly) The demand for Information Security (InfoSec) professionals has never been...
Saman Nayab
Jul 244 min read
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Hiring Data Scientists? Why Skills Beat Degrees in 2025
Data science is no longer an emerging discipline — it's now the backbone of decision-making for startups and enterprises alike. But...
Saman Nayab
Jul 234 min read
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How Flat-Fee Recruitment Helps Startups Scale Without Burning Cash
Scaling a startup is hard. Scaling it without draining your runway on hiring is even harder. Between recruiting fees, internal costs, and...
Saman Nayab
Jul 224 min read
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Hiring Cybersecurity Talent in 2025: A Flat-Fee Approach That Works
In 2025, cybersecurity is not a luxury — it's a business imperative. From ransomware attacks crippling healthcare systems to data...
Saman Nayab
Jul 215 min read
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The True Cost of Hiring in 2025: In-House vs Freelancers vs Flat-Fee Recruiters
Hiring in 2025 isn’t just a tactical HR activity — it’s a strategic growth lever. The wrong hire can cost tens of thousands of dollars,...
Saman Nayab
Jul 184 min read
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Why InfoSec Talent Is So Hard to Hire and How to Fix It
Hiring InfoSec professionals in 2025 feels like trying to find a unicorn — blindfolded. There’s a major talent shortage, rising security...
Saman Nayab
Jul 175 min read
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Reducing Hiring Bias with Assessments: A Practical Guide
Hiring bias is one of the most common — and costly — mistakes companies make during the recruitment process. Even with the best...
Saman Nayab
Jul 164 min read
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Fast Hiring Doesn’t Mean Bad Hiring: How to Move Quickly Without Sacrificing Quality
Hiring fast has long been viewed with suspicion. If a company makes a hire within a week or two, people often assume it must be rushed,...
Saman Nayab
Jul 154 min read
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Skills-Based Hiring for Data Science & ML Roles: A Practical Guide
Hiring data scientists and machine learning engineers has become one of the most critical—and most misunderstood—tasks for modern...
Saman Nayab
Jul 144 min read
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Hiring Top Talent on a Budget: 3 Mistakes Startups Keep Making
Hiring top talent is every founder's dream — but doing it on a budget? That's a challenge most startups fumble. Whether you're...
Saman Nayab
Jul 114 min read
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How Much Does It Really Cost to Hire a Developer in 2025?
Hiring a developer has never been more important — or more confusing. Between freelancers, full-time hires, nearshore agencies, and...
Saman Nayab
Jul 104 min read
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Hiring Developers Without a Tech Co-founder: A Practical Guide for Non-Technical Founders
Launching a tech product without a technical co-founder can feel like climbing Everest without a sherpa. You’ve got the vision, the...
Saman Nayab
Jul 94 min read
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Skills-Based Hiring for Sales Teams: A Step-by-Step Guide
Finding great sales talent is hard. Hiring the wrong sales rep is costly — both in missed revenue and time wasted. Yet traditional hiring...
Saman Nayab
Jul 84 min read
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Flat Fee Hiring for InfoSec Roles: Build a Security Team Without Breaking the Bank
Hiring for InfoSec (Information Security) roles has never been more critical — or more expensive. As threats evolve and compliance...
Saman Nayab
Jul 74 min read
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How to Hire Remote Developers Without Paying 20% Commissions
Hiring great developers is hard enough. Hiring them remotely , on a budget — without blowing 20% of their salary on recruiter fees — can...
Saman Nayab
Jul 44 min read
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