Click Here to Get All Podcast Show Notes!Hiring A-players? Forget the traditional interview playbook. Learn the new way to assess talent and make smarter hiring decisions.In today’s episode, Sharran walks us through the modern interview process he uses to hire top talent at Acquisition.com. Ditching outdated behavioral interviews, he shares a three-part method that goes beyond scripted answers and reveals how candidates actually think and work in real-life situations. Whether you're hiring for your team or looking to enhance your interviewing skills, this episode will teach you the techniques to spot the true A-players.“The most-cited meta-analysis of hiring is called the Schmidt and Hunter study. They found that work sample tests, essentially giving the candidates something to do with case studies and problem-solving simulations, like getting them to actually think through a situation, outperform every single traditional interview when it comes to predicting future performance.”- Sharran SrivatsaaTimestamps:02:47 - Why traditional interviews are ineffective for modern roles05:01 - The Reverse Consulting Method: Assessing how candidates think through real-world problems07:05 - The power of asking for "bad ideas" to assess judgment and decision-making skills09:18 - Giving candidates real project ownership to gauge their problem-solving abilities10:31 - The importance of managing complexity and setting the right interview conditions to see candidates shine11:36 - Recap of the three essential techniques for modern interviewingResources:- The Next Billion by Sharran Srivatsaa - https://sharransrivatsaa.substack.com/- Acquisition.com - https://www.acquisition.com/- Board Member: ARC Multifamily Real Estate Investing - https://arcmf.com/- Board Member: The Real Brokerage - https://www.joinreal.com/Connect with Sharran:- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/likesharran- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sharransrivatsaa/- X - https://x.com/sharran- LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/in/sharran-

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