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There are two very important tests to consider hiring someone:
- how a candidate handles feedback and negative situations like disapproval and rejection
- whether they delegate thinking or take ownership of solving hard problems
If they fail either, that’s a deal-breaker. Also, make the candidate pipeline as uniform, fair and repeatable as possible.
- anonymizing resumes by masking pedigree, names, addresses, etc.
- ask generally the same questions, while branching differently based on their responses
- perform social and skills tests as similarly as possible
”Be the change you seek”
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There are two very important tests to consider hiring someone:
- how a candidate handles feedback and negative situations like disapproval and rejection
- whether they delegate thinking or take ownership of solving hard problems
If they fail either, that’s a deal-breaker. Also, make the candidate pipeline as uniform, fair and repeatable as possible.
- anonymizing resumes by masking pedigree, names, addresses, etc.
- ask generally the same questions, while branching differently based on their responses
- perform social and skills tests as similarly as possible
”Be the change you seek”