Make Great Hires

“Making great hires is about recognizing great matches— and often they’re not what you’d expect.”

- Patty McCord

The Why

A great hire can bring new skills, experience, inspiration to help your organization achieve growth.

The Tips

Creative ways to hire for fit:

1. Ask questions that illuminate values –

• What are the one or two traits from your parent(s) that you most want to ensure you (if applicable: and your kids) have for the rest of your life?

• Tell me about three people whose lives you positively changed. What would they say if I called them tomorrow?

• After an interview, ask security or the receptionist: “How was the candidate’s interaction with you?”

2. Hire for the problem not necessarily personality – “Sometimes you find that people who aren’t like you fit just fine because they’re really good at stuff that you’re not really good at doing”

3. Play a collaborative game - This will give you a glimpse of how they will interact with their prospective colleagues on a day-to-day basis.

The Resources

https://hbr.org/2020/06/how-to-design-a-better-hiring-process

https://hbr.org/2018/01/how-to-hire

https://blog.ted.com/the-big-idea-how-to-find-and-hire-the-best-employees/