The Selecty is back !🥳
Today it’s the high time to tell you about our core value - we select, not collect.
Are you tired of agencies sending you 50 CVs and disappearing? 🫠
We work differently.
Our core value is to stay with you from the very beginning till the very end. 🎯
When we take on your search, here's what we do:
✅Source and screen candidates ourselves
✅Conduct pre-screening calls
✅Guide you through interviews to the offer stage
✅Stay involved even after the hire
And after the recruiting cycle is done, we won't ghost.
We offer an agreed guarantee period with you. Which means double work for us to find a new candidate at no extra cost for you. 🙌🏻
🐣At Selecty, we don't collect candidates and clients. We build partnerships and create perfect matches that last.
Today it’s the high time to tell you about our core value - we select, not collect.
Are you tired of agencies sending you 50 CVs and disappearing? 🫠
We work differently.
Our core value is to stay with you from the very beginning till the very end. 🎯
When we take on your search, here's what we do:
✅Source and screen candidates ourselves
✅Conduct pre-screening calls
✅Guide you through interviews to the offer stage
✅Stay involved even after the hire
And after the recruiting cycle is done, we won't ghost.
We offer an agreed guarantee period with you. Which means double work for us to find a new candidate at no extra cost for you. 🙌🏻
🐣At Selecty, we don't collect candidates and clients. We build partnerships and create perfect matches that last.
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We give you three different approaches - and you may choose what fits you best ⭐️
What differs us from other recruiting agencies?
- We don't only recruit, we outstaff and outsource too.
- Whether you need a long-term hire, a specialist on-demand, or a full team to deliver your project, The Selecty team has got you covered.
Swipe through to see which approach fits your company best 🐣
Follow us to see more detailed explanations on each of these options later ✍️
And if you need help deciding - you know where to find us😉
What differs us from other recruiting agencies?
- We don't only recruit, we outstaff and outsource too.
- Whether you need a long-term hire, a specialist on-demand, or a full team to deliver your project, The Selecty team has got you covered.
Swipe through to see which approach fits your company best 🐣
Follow us to see more detailed explanations on each of these options later ✍️
And if you need help deciding - you know where to find us😉
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Have you thought about trends in hiring in 2026?
The Selecty did, and here's our top 5!
1) Skills > Degrees
Companies hire for what people can do right now. The new baseline in recruiting are test tasks and portfolios. 🔧
We apply the simple rule - show, don't tell. 👌
2) Soft Skills > Hard Skills
We'd rather hire someone who's 80% technically strong, but works well in a team. 🤝
Than a 100% expert who's a nightmare to work with. 🫣
3) AI Literacy is a Must
Can you use must-have AI agents to automate your work? If you finish in 1 hour what used to take a day, you're gold. 🥇
4) Salary Transparency Wins
These days candidates simply ignore vague job posts. 😶🌫️
So we ask clients to put numbers upfront. 💸
5) Personalization > Mass Outreach
LinkedIn spam is a garbage now as modern recruiting is about knowing the candidate. 🗣
Generic messages get ignored, while personal approach matters.
Save this for your next hire!
The Selecty did, and here's our top 5!
1) Skills > Degrees
Companies hire for what people can do right now. The new baseline in recruiting are test tasks and portfolios. 🔧
We apply the simple rule - show, don't tell. 👌
2) Soft Skills > Hard Skills
We'd rather hire someone who's 80% technically strong, but works well in a team. 🤝
Than a 100% expert who's a nightmare to work with. 🫣
3) AI Literacy is a Must
Can you use must-have AI agents to automate your work? If you finish in 1 hour what used to take a day, you're gold. 🥇
4) Salary Transparency Wins
These days candidates simply ignore vague job posts. 😶🌫️
So we ask clients to put numbers upfront. 💸
5) Personalization > Mass Outreach
LinkedIn spam is a garbage now as modern recruiting is about knowing the candidate. 🗣
Generic messages get ignored, while personal approach matters.
Save this for your next hire!
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Your company needs a Business Analyst for your Web3, GameFi, SaaS? 🐣
But hiring on your own seems too risky? 🤔
The Selecty has an option of outstaffing for you! We have a senior BAs who can help you with:
- Moving from idea to investor-ready product
- Building tokenomics and sustainable project economics
- Creating financial models and fundraising docs
- Optimizing product strategy and monetization
Flexible engagement (full-time / part-time outstaffing, project-based, or fractional CPO roles) and senior level expertise - exactly what you’ve been looking for!
Interested? Go to linktree in bio and contact us 📩
But hiring on your own seems too risky? 🤔
The Selecty has an option of outstaffing for you! We have a senior BAs who can help you with:
- Moving from idea to investor-ready product
- Building tokenomics and sustainable project economics
- Creating financial models and fundraising docs
- Optimizing product strategy and monetization
Flexible engagement (full-time / part-time outstaffing, project-based, or fractional CPO roles) and senior level expertise - exactly what you’ve been looking for!
Interested? Go to linktree in bio and contact us 📩
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The Selecty has 5 core tech verticals where we specialize!
Today, we’re opening a series about all 5 to show you in detail how we work and what we can do for your business.
Let’s start with EdTech Recruiting.
From our experience, it’s not just about code.
It’s about deep expertise in education.
EdTech requires developers who understand how people learn and what they need to learn.
Here’s what makes EdTech hiring different:
- The best EdTech specialists are passionate about education;
- They’ve been students, teachers, or lifelong learners themselves;
- They care about impact, not just features.
When we recruit for EdTech, we look for people who get excited about making learning better.
If you building the EdTech product, we will find you people who actually care about education - all you need to do is DM us (get the right link in bio)
Today, we’re opening a series about all 5 to show you in detail how we work and what we can do for your business.
Let’s start with EdTech Recruiting.
From our experience, it’s not just about code.
It’s about deep expertise in education.
EdTech requires developers who understand how people learn and what they need to learn.
Here’s what makes EdTech hiring different:
- The best EdTech specialists are passionate about education;
- They’ve been students, teachers, or lifelong learners themselves;
- They care about impact, not just features.
When we recruit for EdTech, we look for people who get excited about making learning better.
If you building the EdTech product, we will find you people who actually care about education - all you need to do is DM us (get the right link in bio)
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Most startups lose their best candidates before they even apply, just because they do these hiring mistakes! 😔
1) Inappropriate job description (which is also not true)
Example:
"We need a full-stack rockstar ninja!" Translation: We want one person to do 5 jobs for one salary.
2) No understanding of salary
Example: "Salary based on interview" or "Competitive compensation. Result: 70% of candidates ignore your post.
3) Seven circles of hell (job interviews)
Example: 8 interviews. 3 months process. Multiple "final rounds." Result: Your top candidate accepts another offer while you're "still deciding."
4) The most important one:
Doing it on your own instead of choosing The Selecty. Translation: You'll spend months learning these lessons the hard way.
Overall, The Selecty fixes this. We specialize in tech recruiting and we know how to attract senior specialists without these rookie mistakes 🐥👀
You focus on building your product, while we are building your team 🫂
1) Inappropriate job description (which is also not true)
Example:
"We need a full-stack rockstar ninja!" Translation: We want one person to do 5 jobs for one salary.
2) No understanding of salary
Example: "Salary based on interview" or "Competitive compensation. Result: 70% of candidates ignore your post.
3) Seven circles of hell (job interviews)
Example: 8 interviews. 3 months process. Multiple "final rounds." Result: Your top candidate accepts another offer while you're "still deciding."
4) The most important one:
Doing it on your own instead of choosing The Selecty. Translation: You'll spend months learning these lessons the hard way.
Overall, The Selecty fixes this. We specialize in tech recruiting and we know how to attract senior specialists without these rookie mistakes 🐥👀
You focus on building your product, while we are building your team 🫂
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How the Selecty actually finds matches?
When the goal is to recruit, we have several hiring stages, which make the life of our clients easier.
1) We begin with a call with our client to collect all the necessary requirements, after which we move forward to work 💪🏻
2) Then we do the whole recruiting cycle (see the image below)
3) After we found a talent, we won’t ghost, we stay with you during the hiring support period (1-2 months)
And if you feel like it’s not a match, we will find another talent for free!
When the goal is to recruit, we have several hiring stages, which make the life of our clients easier.
1) We begin with a call with our client to collect all the necessary requirements, after which we move forward to work 💪🏻
2) Then we do the whole recruiting cycle (see the image below)
3) After we found a talent, we won’t ghost, we stay with you during the hiring support period (1-2 months)
And if you feel like it’s not a match, we will find another talent for free!
👀 CEO wants one thing. CTO wants another. HR guesses.
So who are you actually hiring? 💼
Everything starts with a perfect job brief. And here’s step-by-step guide what to do 👇
1️⃣ Start with the real goal
“Senior Developer” ≠ goal
→ Launch product in 3 months
→ Fix a failing system
2️⃣ Define success in 3–6 months.
Be specific:
→ Reduce failures by 30%
→ Build and lead a team
3️⃣ Prioritize requirements
If everything is required, nothing is
• Must-have = dealbreaker
• Nice-to-have = bonus
4️⃣ Add real context
Candidates choose problems, not jobs. Add info about product stage, team, challenges
5️⃣ Align internally
Different expectations from CEO, CTO, HR turn into never-ending hiring pipeline.
30 min now → weeks saved
6️⃣ Reality check
Would *you* apply?
⏳ Got a role open too long? Contact us (link in bio) and we'll be glad to fix the problem! 😉
So who are you actually hiring? 💼
Everything starts with a perfect job brief. And here’s step-by-step guide what to do 👇
1️⃣ Start with the real goal
“Senior Developer” ≠ goal
→ Launch product in 3 months
→ Fix a failing system
2️⃣ Define success in 3–6 months.
Be specific:
→ Reduce failures by 30%
→ Build and lead a team
3️⃣ Prioritize requirements
If everything is required, nothing is
• Must-have = dealbreaker
• Nice-to-have = bonus
4️⃣ Add real context
Candidates choose problems, not jobs. Add info about product stage, team, challenges
5️⃣ Align internally
Different expectations from CEO, CTO, HR turn into never-ending hiring pipeline.
30 min now → weeks saved
6️⃣ Reality check
Would *you* apply?
⏳ Got a role open too long? Contact us (link in bio) and we'll be glad to fix the problem! 😉
🎮 The GameDev Hiring Market in 2026 is full of contradictions.
Major studios are announcing layoffs. AI is replacing entry-level game development work. And at the same time — 109,000 game dev roles were posted in 2025 alone, and companies still couldn't fill the ones that mattered.
Here's what's actually going on.
Experienced game developers didn't disappear. They just stopped looking the way they used to. After years of cancelled projects, studio closures, and teams laid off right after hitting milestones, they got selective. Before they consider your offer, they want to understand your game, your roadmap, and whether the studio will still exist in 12 months.
They're not on job boards. They're in private communities, Discord servers, and trusted networks, moving through referrals, not applications.
That's the gap most companies run into. At The Selecty, we know these communities and we know what makes a strong candidate say yes.
Major studios are announcing layoffs. AI is replacing entry-level game development work. And at the same time — 109,000 game dev roles were posted in 2025 alone, and companies still couldn't fill the ones that mattered.
Here's what's actually going on.
Experienced game developers didn't disappear. They just stopped looking the way they used to. After years of cancelled projects, studio closures, and teams laid off right after hitting milestones, they got selective. Before they consider your offer, they want to understand your game, your roadmap, and whether the studio will still exist in 12 months.
They're not on job boards. They're in private communities, Discord servers, and trusted networks, moving through referrals, not applications.
That's the gap most companies run into. At The Selecty, we know these communities and we know what makes a strong candidate say yes.
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Today, FinTech is on stage 🤩
FinTech doesn't slow down. And neither does the competition for its talent.
This is the vertical where a 2% unemployment rate among specialists is considered normal. Where banks, startups, and crypto firms are all fighting for the same fifty people. Where the people you need hav been approached six times this month, and they ignored every single one.
When we recruit for FinTech companies, we know:
• How to find the rare hybrid – part engineer, part financial thinker
• That moving fast is non-negotiable, as top FinTech talent disappears quickly
• Where these people actually are, and what it takes to get them to pick up the phone
Contact us when you need to discuss your FinTech project 💳
FinTech doesn't slow down. And neither does the competition for its talent.
This is the vertical where a 2% unemployment rate among specialists is considered normal. Where banks, startups, and crypto firms are all fighting for the same fifty people. Where the people you need hav been approached six times this month, and they ignored every single one.
When we recruit for FinTech companies, we know:
• How to find the rare hybrid – part engineer, part financial thinker
• That moving fast is non-negotiable, as top FinTech talent disappears quickly
• Where these people actually are, and what it takes to get them to pick up the phone
Contact us when you need to discuss your FinTech project 💳
Can this person succeed in your environment?
Skills might get someone hired.
But culture fit decides whether they stay and perform.
In reality, it comes down to how a person:
• makes decisions
• communicates
• handles ambiguity
• takes ownership
A well-known example is Netflix.
They hire for high performance + high ownership and are very transparent about it: average performers don’t last there.
The problem wasn’t in skills. It was mismatch.
They balance it with “culture add” bringing in people who add new perspectives, not just blend in.
For example, Spotify builds autonomous teams (“squads”) and hires people who can operate independently while still collaborating effectively.
If you want to understand this deeper, these books are worth your time:
1) No Rules Rules
2) The Culture Map
3) Who
In 2026, hiring is about who can thrive in the system you’ve built.
Read more:
Insta | LinkedIn
Skills might get someone hired.
But culture fit decides whether they stay and perform.
In reality, it comes down to how a person:
• makes decisions
• communicates
• handles ambiguity
• takes ownership
A well-known example is Netflix.
They hire for high performance + high ownership and are very transparent about it: average performers don’t last there.
The problem wasn’t in skills. It was mismatch.
They balance it with “culture add” bringing in people who add new perspectives, not just blend in.
For example, Spotify builds autonomous teams (“squads”) and hires people who can operate independently while still collaborating effectively.
If you want to understand this deeper, these books are worth your time:
1) No Rules Rules
2) The Culture Map
3) Who
In 2026, hiring is about who can thrive in the system you’ve built.
Read more:
Insta | LinkedIn
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In 2011, six weeks after Jobs died, he walked into the most scrutinized leadership role in the world 🔍
Nobody gave him a chance. The press called his first launch "more fizzle than pop."
• He wasn't Jobs. He never pretended to be.
• He didn't chase product genius — he built the machine that turned good ideas into $100B businesses.
• He restructured the team and got out of people's way.
• He read customer emails every morning.
• He took meetings with people he disagreed with.
Greg Joswiak, Apple SVP once said he'd never seen Cook raise his voice — "but he will slice you up with questions. You better know your stuff."
15 years later he's leaving behind $4 trillion and a successor so well prepared the stock didn't even flinch.
Most leaders build things that need them.
He built something that didn't.
The full story with all 5 lessons is on our Instagram.
Nobody gave him a chance. The press called his first launch "more fizzle than pop."
• He wasn't Jobs. He never pretended to be.
• He didn't chase product genius — he built the machine that turned good ideas into $100B businesses.
• He restructured the team and got out of people's way.
• He read customer emails every morning.
• He took meetings with people he disagreed with.
Greg Joswiak, Apple SVP once said he'd never seen Cook raise his voice — "but he will slice you up with questions. You better know your stuff."
15 years later he's leaving behind $4 trillion and a successor so well prepared the stock didn't even flinch.
Most leaders build things that need them.
He built something that didn't.
The full story with all 5 lessons is on our Instagram.
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👀 There's a hiring loop most growing companies know too well.
Role opens. Goes on LinkedIn. Applications pile up. Nobody checks for a week. Role stays open. Team covers the gap. Repeat.
And we know for sure that it's a process problem and it's expensive. Every month a role stays open costs you in overtime, morale, and missed deadlines.
We fix it without you building an HR department.
You tell us what you need. We find the right person – screened, vetted, ready for one final interview with you.
Everything else we handle. 🤝
Role opens. Goes on LinkedIn. Applications pile up. Nobody checks for a week. Role stays open. Team covers the gap. Repeat.
And we know for sure that it's a process problem and it's expensive. Every month a role stays open costs you in overtime, morale, and missed deadlines.
We fix it without you building an HR department.
You tell us what you need. We find the right person – screened, vetted, ready for one final interview with you.
Everything else we handle. 🤝
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Toxic hiring habits that are quietly killing your recruitment efforts 👇
From ghosting strong candidates to endless interview loops and “we’ll decide next week” syndrome – these mistakes are more common than you think.
The hardest truth? Most hiring problems aren’t because “the market is tough.” They’re internal.
Read the full post on our Insta | LinkedIn
From ghosting strong candidates to endless interview loops and “we’ll decide next week” syndrome – these mistakes are more common than you think.
The hardest truth? Most hiring problems aren’t because “the market is tough.” They’re internal.
Read the full post on our Insta | LinkedIn
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Big news! The Selecty is now on TikTok 🎉
Useful content: recruitment tips, outstaffing stories, hiring hacks, and industry truths.
Like + follow us for fresh insights: link here.
Useful content: recruitment tips, outstaffing stories, hiring hacks, and industry truths.
Like + follow us for fresh insights: link here.
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