Apparently the interview is pretty important
Based on the feedback from last weeks message. And the fact that it is the process right, no exceptions, except in the candidate I outlined last week.
But she's never done it, she's a hell of an employee, but she's not a good interviewer. She'll find someone who will realize that and they'll get a rockstar for the next 20 years.
I do agree the interview is important.
What I don't agree with is how most people do it.
Every candidate gets interviewed differently, by a different set of interviewers (Oh, Karen can't make it, can Bob fill in), in a different setting (conference room A is full can we do it in the lobby), with different personalities, asking different questions, with different biases, etc.
In other words, the CEO needs a car, and you've asked a couple of people to go look at this car for you on Monday, and a completely different group of people to go on Wednesday, and then some combination of that group to go look at the last car on Friday.
And not to surprisingly, you've got a bunch of mixed opinions on which vehicle you should buy.
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Joe likes the minivan.
Susan likes the sports car.
And the rest of them don't like any of the 3. But you're walking to work so you need one of them. Joe's feet hurt and if you don't find something to pick him up in soon you're going to lose him too.
Standardize your hiring process
- Explain to each candidate for the same position what you want to accomplish in the meeting - this should cover things that are important to you and your company. It shouldn't be a secret with you hoping I tell you my favorite car. Just ask me.
- Get the same people in your company in the same interview process for the same position. It's a commitment but it's also important and needs to be prioritized so that we can compare apples to apples.
- That group of people, or someone in your company, needs to identify the questions that need to be asked of each candidate you meet. No exceptions.
- Identify the KPI's of the interview that you're looking for so you can be listening for those things as you have the conversation.
- Collectively make your decision after you've met the candidates.
It might seem like doing this is time consuming but it's a heck of a lot more time consuming when you're also covering for Joe.
Good luck out there.