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33 Business Days. That's how long it took us to fill a USA based VP Product search, 3 times. 3 times ➡ 1st candidate: declined offer for more money. ➡ 2nd candidate: declined offer to work with friends. ➡ 3rd candidate: DONE. All within 33 business days. Hiring? Book a call with me: mjb@mbassett.com #executiverecruiter #executivesearch

Let's be honest, job titles only tell part of the story. There's a mistake I've seen companies make: they start with the title. They identify a role they want to hire, for example, a Head of Engineering. They kick off a search, post an advert, and even meet a handful of candidates. A few are too senior, a couple aren't senior enough, some aren't technical enough. So they change the requirements. A waste of everyone's time 🤦🏿♂️ The question is, would you write the title and then the story, or would you write the story and then the title? Before picking a title, get clear on: ➤ What a person needs to accomplish in the role ➤ The key problems you're trying to solve by hiring for this position Here's an example for a Head of Engineering position: ↪ We're looking for someone to lead the development of our new payments platform ↪ They will have full management responsibilities for a team of 6 Software Engineers initially, and will scale the team to 20 within two years ↪ Initially, hands-on 70% of the time, reducing as the team grows during the next two years The increased clarity means people can judge the alignment of a role based on the mission and objectives rather than simply the title. It also saves everybody a lot of time! #Hiring #Engineering #Leadership #Recruitment #HiringAdvice Kioni Talent

Why is no one looking at the 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 as a 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁? Building a highly effective hiring process requires a few things: • High ability to predict future job performance • Candidate experience • Hiring Manager experience • Measurability, and scalability When adapting to a product mindset, you are forced to: • 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮: In product management it's imperative to understand how your product is performing. • 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Building great products that users enjoy, requires focus on the user experience. • 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Building a product means constantly pushing innovation, iterating on the product in close collaboration with the end-users. All of the above are absolutely critical when building a highly successful hiring process. I'm joining Sofie af Ekenstam, Karin Holmquist and Erik Stawreberg this Thursday May 16th at 16:30, to speak about my perspective on Hiring Processes as a Product, and how to be truly data-driven at Greensteps opening event in Gothenburg. Would love to see you there - invitation is in the comments 🚀

You want Diversity? Try hiring someone without a college degree or MBA for a position that obviously does not need one. Try hiring someone from outside your industry. Try finding people who don't think like all the other people you are hiring.

How technical does a tech leader need to be? There's no right answer of course. This is really a story about internal communications. We're currently working with a customer to help them hire a Head of Software Engineering. (It's going fine by the way, this is just an example. Just in case you're reading, Iain!) It's a delicate balance of a role. It needs someone who can take a technical lead with the team. Someone who can mentor them. Someone who can really deepen the technical capability in the business. But it needs a leader. Someone who can get the process humming. Someone who can work with the CEO and make an impact on the business itself. And you can balance those needs. But you can only balance those needs if everyone understands that it's a balance - and everyone knows and accepts their part of the process and the decision. It'll be different in every business. It'll be different in every situation, in fact. And our job in that process, and in every similar process, is to get it clear, to get the process straight, and to hold the line through the hiring journey to make sure we stay on track. Clarity and communication are everything, if you want to get the right person Vocative #hiring #business #communication

Never lower your standards when hiring — even if you are 5 months behind in filling the position. Hiring the wrong person costs more than adding an additional 3-4 months to find the profile that matches. A mishire can set you back a year easily and potentially impact the team. #hiring #team

🤔 "What makes a good CTO?" and "Why should I hire this #CTO?" are all valid thoughts to have when you're looking for a Chief Technology Officer for your team Use this checklist to guide you in the hiring process ⬇️ For more questions to ask CTO candidates check out this article: https://lnkd.in/gEGyrYTt

There is one thing all CTOs should be capable of 👇   Aligning technical strategy with business strategy.   A lot goes into that one capability.   • Collaboration with C-Suite to understand business objectives, the market, competition, budget, etc.   • Developing and implementing strategic technology roadmaps aligned with the company's business objectives.   • Building and leading high-performing teams of engineers, developers, and other technical professionals.   • Understanding customer needs to ensure solutions deliver value and provide a great experience.   But at the heart of everything above is the one requirement hiring companies come to us for when hiring a CTO.   “To align technical strategy with business strategy”.   #CTO #Business #Strategy

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