Yesterday, the founder of a well-known, successful company called me to reference...
Yesterday, the founder of a well-known, successful company called me to reference check two people he was considering for a senior role. He wasn’t looking for reassurance. He was genuinely trying to understand them, including anything that might cause him to reconsider either
Yesterday, the founder of a well-known, successful company called me to reference check two people he was considering for a senior role. He wasn’t looking for reassurance. He was genuinely trying to understand them, including anything that might cause him to reconsider either hire. He’s called me before about other hires, including people who wouldn’t even report directly to him. He doesn’t delegate this to others. He calls himself. I'm sure that kind of rigor is part of why his company has been so successful. The call stuck with me because it happens so rarely. Many people I’ve worked…
saved by
related reading
- Alfred Lin (@Alfred_Lin) on Xx.com
- Hiring like the best · Fredrikafredrika.dev
- How to hire - Sam Altmanblog.samaltman.com
- How to hire low experience, high potential peopleworktopia.substack.com
- Lessons from Keith Rabois Essay 5: How to Become a Magnet for Talent and Assess Talentdelian.io
- Frameworks for Hiring - Erik Torenbergeriktorenberg.substack.com
- Hire people who give a shit. - by Alexandr Wangalexw.substack.com
- The Art, Science and Labor of Recruitingkhoslaventures.com
- Hire people who give a shit. - by Alexandr Wangalexw.substack.com
- The Art, Science and Labor of Recruitingkhoslaventures.com
- 40 Favorite Interview Questions from Some of the Sharpest Folks We Knowreview.firstround.com
- Rich (@richzou) on Xx.com