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How to manage your Dover recruiter
A step-by-step guide to managing your Dover Recruiting Partners, covering setup, communication, and getting results from fractional recruiters.
What is a Talent Acquisition Specialist? Complete Guide for September 2025
Complete guide to talent acquisition specialists in September 2025. Learn salaries, key skills, when to hire, and fractional alternatives for startups
Product Update - August 2025
In August, we made job posting even smoother and gave you powerful tools to compare recruiter costs.
How to Pick a Startup Recruiter in SF
How SF startups can find recruiters who understand early-stage hiring, with frameworks for screening, costs, and avoiding expensive mistakes.
Why startups come to Dover for their second hire
Why startups leave expensive contingency recruiters after their first hire for Dover's fractional model: 70-80% less cost, repeatable process.
Product Update - July 2025
In July, we revamped the Job Overview page, launched bulk candidate uploads, and made it easier to post Dover jobs to Y Combinator.
The Game Theory of Recruiting
How Dover turns recruiting from a high-cost, low-trust game into a marketplace where startups pay $2k-$8k per hire instead of 20-30% agency fees.
How Startups Should Hire their First Recruiter
When startups need recruiting help, why fractional recruiters beat agencies, and how Dover connects you with vetted experts at 60% lower cost.
Product Update - June 2025
In June, we streamlined job board integrations, added transparent recruiting partner pricing, and expanded our recruiting marketplace.
Startup Recruiter Red Flags: 12 Warning Signs Before You Sign the Contract
Identify key red flags in startup recruiters to avoid costly hiring mistakes. Learn how to choose the right recruiting partner for your startup.
How Startups Can Transition from Agency Recruiters to an In-House Hiring Process
Learn how startups can shift from agency recruiters to in-house hiring, saving costs and enhancing control over the recruitment process.
Product Update - May 2025
May product update: a new hiring team role, AI Notetaker for everyone, fresh startup hiring insights, and more recruiters on our marketplace.
Technical Recruiter for AI Startups: What to Look For
What to look for in a technical recruiter for AI startups.
How Dover’s recruiting model builds in accountability from day one
Not every recruiting model aligns with your hiring goals. Here's how Dover's Recruiting Partner model builds in accountability from day one.
Product Update - April 2025
In April, we built new tools to organize your careers page, supercharge your sourcing, and more transparency from your Recruiting Partners.
Product Update - March 2025
March product update: meet Recruiting Partner Nicolette, streamlined interview scheduling, equity comp on job posts, and one-click job duplication.
Product Update - February 2025
Discover our new read application feature, meet our recruiting expert Michelle, and learn how to earn $1,000 through our new referral program.
Product Update - January 2025
In-person scheduling, referrals tracking, cost-per-hire data, and more.
Product Update - December 2024
Start 2025 strong with expert recruiting help and our latest hiring tools.
Proven ways to increase candidate engagement using your ATS
How to use your ATS to keep candidates engaged: automated communication, faster pipeline moves, and a better candidate experience end to end.
The core tools every startup needs in their recruiting tech stack
The recruiting tech stack every startup needs, from an ATS to sourcing and scheduling tools, and what each one actually does for your hiring.
Why a collaborative hiring process is essential for startups
Learn how to create a collaborative hiring process at your startup. Discover strategies to involve your team in recruitment and improve hiring outcomes.
Product Update - November 2024
In November, we launched three free new sourcing tools and shipped lots of user-requested features.
Product Update - October 2024
In October, we launched Referrals and created keyboard shortcuts for reviewing applicants.