Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Space Business Podcast #120 - AdAstra - Space Talent Advisory
We are talking about the space job market in this episode. My guests are Seyka and Brian Mejeur, the founders of AdAstra, a space talent advisory or headhunting firm. Besides talking about the trends in the space job market in general, we also discuss some advice specifically for job candidates and for space founders. Make sure to listen in!
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Legacy vs. Startup Talent - article by Brian Mejeur:
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Timestamps
0:00 Episode intro
2:07 Intro to AdAstra
2:37 Life before AdAstra
6:29 Market demand & scope of roles
8:29 Advice for startups
10:51 Startup culture vs legacy culture
14:42 Advice for job candidates
17:32 Pre-filtering
21:22 Interview process
25:45 Getting candidates from non-space companies
29:40 Bottlenecks
35:12 Restrictions on international candidates
40:51 Gender imbalance in the space sector
45:40 Subsector trends
48:10 Roles & skills trends
50:25 Regional Trends
52:30 Compensation packages
57:40 Protecting clients
59:35 Space sector general interests
1:02:24 Sci-fi
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