

Nearly 40% of people are thinking about switching jobs, according to a recent Microsoft study, and high growth startups like Airtable are often competing with large tech behemoths like Google and Facebook for talent. Beyond competitive salary, job candidates these days are asking for options on where they can work, along with flexibility in hours and vacation days. That's an impressive feat because in today's hot labor market, startups like Airtable have to work twice as hard to attract top tech talent. The nine-year-old company just crossed 650 employees, adding 500 to its headcount since March 2020 when it only had 150 workers.

Her plan is to nearly double headcount in the next 12 months to scale to over 1,000 employees.Īirtable, the popular spreadsheet app, has grown like a weed during the pandemic.Despite a "hiring burst," chief people officer Johanna Jackman tells Insider why they're not done hiring yet.

Airtable, the spreadsheet app worth $5.8 billion, has crossed 650 employees after hiring over 500 during the pandemic.
