How To Hire

Geckboard is not only Paul Joyce’s business endeavour but also his dream of building the work place that every employee loves. It’s real love, I mean, their employee NPS is 91! Many businesses can kill for that, because employee engagement does affect growth. So, how did Paul make sure that Geckoboard is the right place for every hire and every hire is the right addition to Geckoboard? In the following talk, Paul revealed his hiring and working philosophy that gets the right hires - those who provide ‘taps’ for a business instead of ‘drains.’ Listen to the podcast below, or read on to learn: - The kind of interviews to stay away from - How to ensure cultural fit hires - What to communicate throughout the hiring process - What fuels employees’ happiness - How to maintain culture as your team grows

Our guest today is David Darmanin. Chronologically, he has a doctorate in Law, is passionate about design, and is a conversion rate expert. Back in 2014, David was frustrated with a lack of an all-in-one, affordable CRO (conversion rate optimization) solution. So he brought a team together to build that dream tool. The result is Hotjar. VentureBeat reports that the tool “staked its claim on the future of CRO.” Standing behind this remarkable success is a talented team who works 100% remotely. How did they work this out? In the following talk, David shares with us his secret recipe for cooking up the dream team. Some key points: • Once you go remote, you go remote all the way • Identify the right people for remote work • Know your hiring preferences and refine them on the go • Counterintuitive, yet critical hacks in the hiring process • Get beyond what candidates tell you • The two key values of an ideal candidate

How To Hire 002 — Why startup employers and candidates applying to startups should get real by HR podcast by Recruitee recruitment software

My guest today is a passionate product builder. He has been building his own products since high school until this very moment. Two years ago, he built one product to solve the problems of client works and his other products. Now it becomes his rightful business with six full-time employees - all works remotely. In the following 11 minutes, Josh Pigford and us discuss: - Sometimes email is not simple enough for remote team communication - Know your hiring niche and go look for it - The importance of hiring people who already know you - Know your deal-breaker - It’s the relationship that counts in the end - Cultural fit is not checking boxes