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!

AdAstra website:

https://adastra.us/

Legacy vs. Startup Talent - article by Brian Mejeur:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/legacy-vs-startup-talent-brian-mejeur-apu2c/?trackingId=cxpwmH5ndwd5B9AjK0yI4w%3D%3D

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Timestamps

0:00 Episode intro2:07 Intro to AdAstra2:37 Life before AdAstra6:29 Market demand & scope of roles8:29 Advice for startups10:51 Startup culture vs legacy culture14:42 Advice for job candidates17:32 Pre-filtering21:22 Interview process25:45 Getting candidates from non-space companies29:40 Bottlenecks35:12 Restrictions on international candidates40:51 Gender imbalance in the space sector45:40 Subsector trends48:10 Roles & skills trends50:25 Regional Trends52:30 Compensation packages57:40 Protecting clients59:35 Space sector general interests1:02:24 Sci-fi