Mar 25, 2023

Hiring A-Players Every Time

This blog outlines 15 red flags to watch out for when hiring A-players. It covers topics such as title obsession, the ability to bring followers, calendar organization, and lateness.

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How to hire A-players every time.

Avoid these 15 red flags:
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If someone obsesses about their title, they care more for optics than tactics.

Titles chasers = clout chasers
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They can't bring anyone with them as a new leader?

Means no one thought they were worth following before.
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If someone's calendar is unorganized and uncategorized... so is their life.

Structured minds structure most things.
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When someone is late to an interview, for any reason, ever, it's never worked out.

Which is funny because I'm always late (red flag).
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You interviewed someone before, they weren't right.

So you gave them another chance.

9 times out of 10... trust your first gut.
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When someone lists more than 2 jobs they have at any given time.

No, you do not do 10 "board" positions simultaneously and well.
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If someone has a new startup and a podcast? Immediate no.

Grow the business, not your brand, first.
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You walk into a startup founder's office and the walls are covered in articles about them...

Don't invest.
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They have a company with 3+ founders.

That's a no. Too many cooks mean a disaster in the kitchen.
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The founder prioritizes meetups and speaking events over doing the work.

Ship product, then take interviews.
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Someone refers to themselves as founder often & unprompted?

No bueno.

I started X company > I am a founder
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A founder writes a slew of twitter threads while in the early stages of their non-media company.

Run don't walk away.
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A potential executive hire has a side hustle?

Red flag.
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You call all the references for a new hire and no one calls you back.

Do a double take.
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New hire tells you they have a competing offer to negotiate their compensation.

Pass. They're either a f*ck yes or a no.
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Now, there are always exceptions...

But these at least raise my antennae to question.

What am I missing?
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