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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧵" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread">on #hiring especially for early stage #founders
Sellhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👁️" title="Auge" aria-label="Emoji: Auge">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👁️" title="Auge" aria-label="Emoji: Auge">
Sell the vision you have, if you can& #39;t sell your vision yourself, chances of hitting a home run is negligible, hiring talent/ selling to customers/ raising money is insanely difficult without this trait
Sell
Sell the vision you have, if you can& #39;t sell your vision yourself, chances of hitting a home run is negligible, hiring talent/ selling to customers/ raising money is insanely difficult without this trait
Reach outhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📢" title="Lautsprecheranlage" aria-label="Emoji: Lautsprecheranlage">
Reach out to the best people in your network, get them to work with you, convince them if you think they& #39;re a great fit.
Real eg. : Had to visit & meet parents of a potential content writer, as she had extraordinary skills, but her parents were against working.
Reach out to the best people in your network, get them to work with you, convince them if you think they& #39;re a great fit.
Real eg. : Had to visit & meet parents of a potential content writer, as she had extraordinary skills, but her parents were against working.
Think of Candidates as #Customers, you& #39;ve to sell them the vision https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔭" title="Teleskop" aria-label="Emoji: Teleskop"> + Provide an #experience.
Experience here means - proper communication {Well written JD, what exactly are they expected to do, hours, skills reqd}, tell them how would they progress? how much can they make?
Experience here means - proper communication {Well written JD, what exactly are they expected to do, hours, skills reqd}, tell them how would they progress? how much can they make?
Understand most people want challenging https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏋️♀️" title="Woman lifting weights" aria-label="Emoji: Woman lifting weights"> roles, if #Interviews are cakewalks, you& #39;ve already put them off.
interviews are like movie trailershttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎬" title="Filmklappe" aria-label="Emoji: Filmklappe"> if it can& #39;t excite, no one wants to invest their time for the movie.
Hence a well thought interview process is a must!
interviews are like movie trailers
Hence a well thought interview process is a must!
Payinghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤑" title="Gesicht mit Geld-Mund" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Geld-Mund"> well in early stages is difficult, ESOPs are your friends, however most potential candidates can& #39;t understand them, their value & when would they become meaningful.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📊" title="Balkendiagramm" aria-label="Emoji: Balkendiagramm"> Explain them, SHOW THEM THE CALCULATION, how it works?
There has be a processhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏗️" title="Gebäude im Bau" aria-label="Emoji: Gebäude im Bau"> of hiring & that shall be used from Day 1, those who& #39;d be hired using the process would further use it, those who wouldn& #39;t have experienced it themselves, won& #39;t use it, to ensure a smooth culture, use it right from the beginning & you& #39;ve to form it.
Look for candidates that take ownership https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💪" title="Angespannter Bizeps" aria-label="Emoji: Angespannter Bizeps">& are self motivated.
Some signals to look for:
-Whether talking about existing employer in a +ve/-ve way, 1-2 small instances are fine vs shitting on an employer.
- We vs they, does the person think of existing team as a team or not
Some signals to look for:
-Whether talking about existing employer in a +ve/-ve way, 1-2 small instances are fine vs shitting on an employer.
- We vs they, does the person think of existing team as a team or not
Contd
- Does the person have any pride on what he/ she has shipped out?
Remember you need people who would gel with others, work together and help each other.
- Does the person have any pride on what he/ she has shipped out?
Remember you need people who would gel with others, work together and help each other.
Skillhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧠" title="Gehirn" aria-label="Emoji: Gehirn">vs Culturehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🫀" title="Anatomical heart" aria-label="Emoji: Anatomical heart">: You need both, someone whose smart & can do the job as well as someone with whom others would like to work, feel motivated.
if you& #39;ve to pick one: Say NO to the candidate & find more candidates
if you& #39;ve to pick one: Say NO to the candidate & find more candidates
- Willingness to learn
- Take Ownership
- Compassion
- Competence
Make sure you& #39;ve https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💯" title="Hundert Punkte Symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Hundert Punkte Symbol"> clarity on what exactly you want from the candidate!
Remember someone might be moving a city/ family/ kids schools & more. Do not hire in a hurry!
Remember someone might be moving a city/ family/ kids schools & more. Do not hire in a hurry!
Took lots of learnings from a wonderful discussion between @rituverma01 @mohitdubey @_mekin @RoopaKumar12 thanks for sharing some wonderful insights https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
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