A hiring decision should explain the team’s needs and the conditions for success, rather than pretending to measure a person’s total worth.
What to look for
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Connect each opening to a specific business or team need.
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Evaluate the mix of strengths already present on the team.
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Ask whether the organization can actually support the candidate in succeeding.
Keep in mind
Written from an early-stage company perspective, where a small number of openings makes team composition especially consequential.
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Complete this sentence before interviewing: “This person will make us able to ___, which we currently cannot do because ___.”
Get the hiring templateNotes and exercises by Awesome CTO. The original work belongs to Charity Majors.