recruiting and hiring the amazon way -- avoid ten common recruiting mistakes
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Recruiting and Hiring the Amazon Way“Avoid 10 Common Mistakes”
Dave Schappell, EMEA Startup BD ManagerMay 2016
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#1 - Not Knowing What Your Company Stands For
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#2 - Hiring for Skills vs Culture
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#3 - Not Having a Consistent Process for Everyone
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#4 - CEO Can't be on Every Loop
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#5 - Not Having a Personal Interview Plan
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#6 - Not Documenting Your interview/vote
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#7 - No Questions -- No Job
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#8 - Interviewing Too Few Candidates
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#9 - Not Checking References
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#10 - Outsourcing recruiting too early
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10 – Know What You Stand For9 – Hire for Culture 8 – Develop an Org-wide Process7 – Scale Beyond the CEO/CTO6 – Have a Personal Plan5 – Document Your Vote4 – Make Sure They’re Curious/Passionate3 – Interview Lots of Candidates, All at Once2 – Check References1 – Own Your Recruiting