I have interviewed a lot of people over the years. I would imagine that I have interviewed over 500 people in my last 10 years. While this may make me see like an expert, I’m in no ways an expert at hiring people. I have had a lot of really good ideas though.
- When hiring, have a secretary narrow it down to 5-8 people.
- You personally interview each of the 5-8 people. Ask tough questions and have them pre-written before the interview to help you have a better idea. Don’s ask general questions, they are stupid. Figure out which ones you like the most.
- Narrow it down to 2-3 people.
- Have the team they will be working with group interview them and decide which ones you’d like to go with in the end.
- Hire the person the team chooses collectively.
I do this style of hiring as it helps the team decide together. They also are the team that are going to have to work with this person every day. They will also be the people that have to work with them every day regardless if they like them or not. They made the decision and can’t hold that over your head or act poorly because of it. It’s helped me sold out 100’s of employee/HR problems in the past. They won’t complain about it as they were the ones who made the final decision.
When Huffington Post asked me what were some red flags, here is what I said:
A Short Job History
I understand only working at one or two jobs for a couple months or a year, but if this is consistently happening it’s a bad sign. I have found employees that bounce from company to company to company to be problems. Either they don’t get along with other employees or they just aren’t happy with projects for a long time. Beware of these jumpers!
