How to run the hiring process
- Have a written hiring process and ensure everyone has a paper copy of it. Many startups have a random hiring process and hire randomly.
- Do basic skills tests. Ask them basic questions about how to do things in their domain. For a sales rep, have them sell you on your product all the way to a closed deal. For a marketing person, have them whiteboard out a launch for your new product.
- Plan out and write down interview questions.
- Pay attention to the little details during the interview process to show what the person will be like.
- Pay attention to the small things during the reference calls.
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