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Free registration at the forum removes this block.Thank you, very good notes, character is very important, I remember reading mark cuban's book and he talking bout the time where his secretary or so, forged a cheque or something fraudulent in that regard, stole some money and almost crashed his company micro solutions, so yes she was competent but she had a terrible character. but how do you gain insights into one's character, personality tests?
This thread was created for the sole purpose of discussing our tricks and knowledge and intuition and gut system analysis and procedures and best time to hire and worst time to hire and yada yada.
Basically everything involved in hiring your first employee, please let's share our experiences on some of the mistakes we have made in the past in terms of hiring, and the lucky things we did, and we feel and understand can be systematized into procedures that anyone in this platform can adopt across various departments and positions.
I will also be bringing my own knowledge into this while contributing my quota to the discussion from a theoretical and observatory perspective.
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I agree, like hiring close friends or family because of the emotional attachment
I agree, like hiring close friends or family because of the emotional attachmentDon't hire anybody you can't fire.
Very true and top respect to @JackEdwards, but you have to be careful with this kind of thinking, because you want the best, and ego is a big part of a winners philosophy IMO. So my take is, your eyes have to be definitely open to those that are all mouth and no show for it, BUT you also do not want to chase the superstars away, because superstars sometimes have the worst ego, and wear the best suites...I remember reading something brilliant ( of course ) from @JackEdwards about hiring.
If a guy comes in in a 3 piece suit claiming to be the best worker ever.
If he's such a badass, why is he coming in looking for a job.
The lesson: Being able to recognize a person who has nothing but their ego.
Someone once told me the direct opposite, "Hire your strength and focus on your weakness" its a twisted ideology but in its defense, that way you improve on the things your not good at, and the things you've mastered, you do not bother with them...so if you're a good sales man, hire the best sales manager and then you focus on improving something you are not good at like management or something else. I agree with your opinion by the way, in hiring your weakness, but its just another school of thought i wanted to bring to light.Number one rule : hire your weakness
It's a game changer for me
Thank you, very good notes, character is very important, I remember reading mark cuban's book and he talking bout the time where his secretary or so, forged a cheque or something fraudulent in that regard, stole some money and almost crashed his company micro solutions, so yes she was competent but she had a terrible character. but how do you gain insights into one's character, personality tests?Having done a lot of interviewing and a fair bit of hiring in an SME, one of the key questions I ask myself is "Can I trust this person?". Particularly in an SME, each team member makes a real and significant contribution to the success (or otherwise!) of the business.
Typically, I place a priority on character over skills, but that comparison is limited in that you still need to hire people with the right skills, or at the very least the ability to acquire those skills very quickly. I've always adopted the mindset of being able to teach a person skills, but not being able to change a person's character.
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