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How to hire great people - Acquisitions Anonymous e70
18 Feb 2022
How do you make a repeatable, scalable, unbeatable Hiring system? Michael Girdley (@Girdley) walks us through his take on hiring. Save on resources in advance by hiring the best fits for each role.-----* Do you love Acquanon and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.* Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!* Follow us on twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations.-----Show Notes:(00:00) - Intro(01:58) - My story: I got sick of making hires that didn’t thrive(03:30) - Building a repeatable system(04:16) - Looking at the data! How to predict a good hire?(07:06) - Gathering the important and search for existing systems(10:00) - What makes people really great at a position?(13:42) - My hiring proces(14:57) - A-B-C players idea(18:34) - Hiring sales funnel(24:02) - Topgrading: Interviewing, reference checking and offer crafting(31:13) - Culture Index: Science-based personality trait assessment(34:15) - Criteria: Pre-hire screening assessments(35:25) - Example process with steps(39:49) - Complementary readingsDid you like this episode? Rate our show!Links:* girdley.com/hiring* https://www.criteriacorp.com/* https://www.cultureindex.com/* https://www.predictiveindex.com/-----Past guests on Acquanon include Nick Huber, Brent Beshore, Aaron Rubin, Mike Botkin, Ari Ozick, Mitchell Baldridge, Xavier Helgelsen, Mike Loftus, Steve Divitkos, Dzmitry Miranovich, Morgan Tate and more.-----Additional episodes you might enjoy:#64 How to find the expected benchmarks and KPIs for your industry?#67 I bought a business. Now what? Learn with us from an expert - Dzmitry Miranovich joins us once more#62 Two Landscaping Businesses for Sale - Mike Loftus CEO of Connor's Landscaping#66 Analyzing Software Businesses for Sale with Steve Divitkos, experienced industry CEOUnusual Profits Podcast:#Subscribe to weekly our Newsletter and get curated deals in your inboxAdvertise with us by clicking here Do you love Acquanon and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! Follow us on Twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations. For inquiries or suggestions, email us at [email protected]
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