Ep. 35 One Simple Thing To Improve Your Hiring

Every Founder I've ever known has hit this same scenario: 1. Have a new hire they need to make 2. Push out job description to network and hiring sites 3. Get a decent amount of resumes 4. Pare down resumes to identify candidates to interivews 5. Conduct many rounds of interviews 6. A candidate crushes the interviews  7. Candidate is hired, yay! 8. Things start off OK, but then quickly go downhill 9. ​Wonder what happened to the candidate who interviewed so well 10. Part ways and start over​​ ​​​​ While no one bats .1000 when it comes to hiring, this scenario is way too common. So what do you do to prevent this ​scenario from repeating? There's one simple thing you can do to dramatically up your odds. It's all about auditioning vs interviewing. ​​ In this week's episode I talk about: Why this happens - and what to do about it The two things you are really hiring for - and why we often focus on the wrong one Auditioning for behaviors vs interviewing for skills Real world examples This 10-minute listen will uplevel your hiring game!  To your success, Steve PS I have one open spot to for a Seed Stage Founder to work with me one-on-one. If you're a Seed Stage Founder needing to accelerate your progress towards your Series A, let's talk.