The Secret To Running A Successful Hiring Process; Math

How to Translate a JD and Opinion into Math

TLDR: Hiring well = turning your job description into a math problem.

Running a hiring process is complicated. This is especially hard when running a search in a space like ClimateTech, where the candidate needs a specific network, skillset, culture fit, and motivation.

Here’s how you can simplify this: math.

While I listed out 4 areas, you can boil these down into 2 buckets.

(1) Skillset Fit and (2) Culture Fit

• Skillset Fit includes Skills (of course) and Network.
• Culture Fit includes Culture Fit (duh again) and Motivation.

This is what you do for each??

Skillset Fit

1. List the core 2-5 skill sets you need in the role. (Self-explanatory)
2. Translate those into ‘Has done’ statements. ”5 years experience with mechanical engineering design in the HVAC space.” Becomes —> “Has been responsible for the design process of at least 5 hardware designs of HVAC equipment.” The reason this matters: if you don’t make it quantifiable, there is room for debate if the candidate is actually qualified despite having 5 years experience in the space.
3. List out all required and preferred software skills. Once you list them out, identify which ones you can teach easily or that most folks can pick up quickly. You’d be surprised how many people reject candidates because they don’t know a software that is nearly identical to a competitor when they could learn it in a day.
4. Determine the Network they need. This usually applies to sales and procurement roles. If this is required to have success, ensure you note it early on. (If you’re not sure, ask someone building in the same space) For a sales role, this might manifest like “Has sold to all major lithium battery OEMs in the US.”

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Culture Fit

1. Write down...

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Silas M?hner is the Founder of ErthTech Talent -- a Recruitment Consultancy offering Absurdly Discounted Headhunting Services for Early-Stage ClimateTech startups.

He is also the creator and co-host of the CleanTechies Podcast, The #1 Podcast for ClimateTech Entreprenuers. Listen on Apple , Spotify , Substack , or YouTube .

In addition to this, he also finds time to maintain a project called Catholic Founders . The #1 Publication For Catholic Founders & Business Owners. It's a publication and podcast on Substack that you can check out if you're interested in the intersection of Catholocism and Business.

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