career trajectory interview

Sarah Nahm explains how her nonlinear path from design and Google led to co-founding Lever and becoming its CEO. She describes how startups can compete for talent through proactive recruiting, long-term relationship building, motivation-fit interviews, and job postings focused on impact. She also shares ways Lever worked to make its culture more inclusive, from rotating office chores to employee resource groups and manager coaching. Her central advice to founders is to treat recruiting and team building as a core part of the job.