Today Daryl Ogden and Mike Merrill speak with Lizzie Mintus, founder of the boutique placement firm Here’s Waldo, now celebrating their 4-year anniversary. Lizzie explains how an off-handed conversation led her to a career in recruiting and to eventually founding her own firm, one based in the deeply customer-centric experience that she learned in her early work at Nordstroms.
Daryl and Mike explore with Lizzie what she’s seen in the four years of Here’s Waldo’s existence: From incredible growth during the height of the COVID pandemic, to a slowing market now, and why and how she stays optimistic about the future. They discuss evergreen themes of recruitment: For example, how a studio needs to carefully define what they are looking for, but stay open to a variety of people. And they speak as well to current considerations: Notably, how RTO affects both applicants as well as employers. Finally, they consider what new technologies mean for the job market today.
To learn more about Here’s Waldo: https://hereswaldorecruiting.com/
To download Valued Cultures’ report, “Winning Game Studio Culture in the Post-pandemic Era”: https://www.valuedcultures.com/game-studio-culture-report/
