Notes on hiring

As I said, most companies and most interviews focus more on the question: can this person do what we need? But if you’re trying to recruit the best talent in the world, it needs to start with them. Who are they? What do they love doing? What are their ambitions? How does their past shape what they want for their future? What are they insecure about... See more

Whenever possible (and it’s almost always possible), have someone do a day or two of work with you before you hire her; you can do this at night or on the weekends.

Interviews and Hiring Hiring involves all the managerial body parts: heart, soul, nose and gut (but mostly gut). Don’t try to do it alone — two guts are more than twice as good as one. Ask new hires to undertake one project at exactly the level of competence they have already proved, to defer real stretch goals till the next time. Ask for pointers:

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