Hiring on General Talent Makes More Sense in High-Trust Environments
Tyler Cowenmarginalrevolution.comWhy keep referring good people if less than one in twenty actually got hired?
Laszlo Bock • Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead

These preparations should take you half an hour or so, a small investment that can make a significant difference in the quality of the people you hire. To avoid halo effects, you must collect the information on one trait at a time, scoring each before you move on to the next one. Do not skip around. To evaluate each candidate, add up the six scores
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THE FOURTH DOT In order to fortify the talent density in your workforce, for all creative roles hire one exceptional employee instead of ten or more average ones. Hire this amazing person at the top of whatever range they are worth on the market. Adjust their salary at least annually in order to continue to offer them more than competitors would. I
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