The Reality of Traditional Hiring

Less than 1% of applicants will excel and thrive in a role. Even among those who look amazing on paper or ace interviews, fewer than 10% will actually perform well.

Traditional recruitment processes result in hiring B or C players 3 out of 4 times. To avoid this, you need to shift your approach.

Key Principles for Successful Recruitment

• Resumes and profiles are often misleading. They don’t provide a reliable indication of future job performance.
• Interviews alone are not enough. Relying on social feel or interview performance is a poor predictor of future success.
• Past performance predicts future success. The best indicator that someone will excel in your business is that they have excelled in similar roles and settings.

Best Hiring Practices for Scale-Ups

• Never hire in haste due to time pressure, no matter how strong the CV appears. This is even more important for senior roles.
• Don’t rely on strangers. The best hires are people you’ve worked with before or come highly recommended by trusted sources.
• Consult before committing. If you’re unsure about a candidate, engage them in an extended consulting role to assess their fit in real-world scenarios.
• Talk to past bosses. Get a full picture of the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses by speaking to their former employers from the last five years.

Download the Free Art of Hiring Toolkit

Hiring is crucial to scaling your business, and we want to help you get it right. Download our free Art of Hiring Toolkit (under Tools and Resources in our platform) to access practical tools and strategies for hiring A-players. Plus, get a sneak peek of two chapters from my upcoming book on mastering hiring.

Master hiring, and you’ll master scaling.