Entrepreneurial Hiring
Hiring the right people is critical for the entrepreneur, particularly at the start when early hires play a serious role in defining the culture and values of your business.
As time-crunched as the early days are, it is important to step back and think strategically about each new hire. Filling out a Hiring Sheet like this is one step in building consistency and reducing biases across candidate interviews. Collecting them across time allows for a concrete view of how the company is developing and its values at the core.
Entrepreneurs often develop their own, quirky hiring questions and processes. Some are unexpected and creative – draw a mountain! Unpeel this grapefruit! – but are these odd activities in this artificial interviewing context actually measuring what people think they are measuring? Unlikely.
Your Next Role
A. Complete the Hiring Sheet for the next role you intend on hiring for in your business.
- Consider the Larry Stefan Hiring interview as you complete the above sheet and think about who you are hiring and why.