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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Codie Sanchez
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How to hire A-players every time.
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Avoid these 15 red flags: -
If someone obsesses about their title, they care more for optics than tactics.
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Titles chasers = clout chasers -
They can't bring anyone with them as a new leader?
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Means no one thought they were worth following before. -
If someone's calendar is unorganized and uncategorized... so is their life.
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Structured minds structure most things. -
When someone is late to an interview, for any reason, ever, it's never worked out.
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Which is funny because I'm always late (red flag). -
You interviewed someone before, they weren't right.
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So you gave them another chance.
9 times out of 10... trust your first gut. -
When someone lists more than 2 jobs they have at any given time.
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No, you do not do 10 "board" positions simultaneously and well. -
If someone has a new startup and a podcast? Immediate no.
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Grow the business, not your brand, first. -
You walk into a startup founder's office and the walls are covered in articles about them...
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Don't invest. -
They have a company with 3+ founders.
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That's a no. Too many cooks mean a disaster in the kitchen. -
The founder prioritizes meetups and speaking events over doing the work.
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Ship product, then take interviews. -
Someone refers to themselves as founder often & unprompted?
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No bueno.
I started X company > I am a founder -
A founder writes a slew of twitter threads while in the early stages of their non-media company.
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Run don't walk away. -
A potential executive hire has a side hustle?
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Red flag. -
You call all the references for a new hire and no one calls you back.
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Do a double take. -
New hire tells you they have a competing offer to negotiate their compensation.
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Pass. They're either a f*ck yes or a no. -
Now, there are always exceptions...
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But these at least raise my antennae to question.
What am I missing? -
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