How do you make a repeatable, scalable, unbeatable Hiring system? Michael Girdley (@Girdley) walks us through his take on hiring. Save on resources in advance by hiring the best fits for each role.

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Show Notes:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:58) - My story: I got sick of making hires that didn’t thrive
(03:30) - Building a repeatable system
(04:16) - Looking at the data! How to predict a good hire?
(07:06) - Gathering the important and search for existing systems
(10:00) - What makes people really great at a position?
(13:42) - My hiring proces
(14:57) - A-B-C players idea
(18:34) - Hiring sales funnel
(24:02) - Topgrading: Interviewing, reference checking and offer crafting
(31:13) - Culture Index: Science-based personality trait assessment
(34:15) - Criteria: Pre-hire screening assessments
(35:25) - Example process with steps
(39:49) - Complementary readings

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Links:

  • girdley.com/hiring
  • https://www.criteriacorp.com/
  • https://www.cultureindex.com/
  • https://www.predictiveindex.com/

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