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4 Steps of Right Hiring

4 Steps of Right Hiring

If you are a startup Owner, the key to success is Buying Right, Hiring Right, and Selling Right. Everything else is just a conversation. We at Savanna HR help you Hire Right. With 9 years in Startup Hiring, we have formulated a METHOD that works. This article is about that secret sauce or Magic potion which can enable you to identify and hire the best players who in return will take your company to places.

We will take you through the four steps of the Right Hiring. 

1. Scorecard

The scorecard is a document that describes exactly what you want to accomplish in a role. It is not a job description, but a set of outcomes and competencies that define a job done well. It defines the mission for the position, outcomes that must be accomplished, and competencies that fit with both the culture of the company and the role. You wouldn’t think of having somebody build you a house without an architect’s blueprint in hand. The first failure point of hiring is not being crystal clear about what you really want the person you hire to accomplish. 

2. Source

Finding great people is getting harder, but it is not impossible. Systematic sourcing before you have slots to fill ensures you have high-quality candidates waiting when you need them. A StartUp hiring means you are always sourcing, always on the lookout for new talent, and always identifying the potential hires before you actually need them. Get Referrals, Hire external recruiters and Recruiting researchers. 
Whenever you come across somebody new, ask them a simple yet powerful question: Who are the most talented people you know that I should hire?
Talented people know talented people, and they are almost glad to pass one another’s names. 

3. Select

Selecting talent in the Startup Method of hiring involves a series of structured interviews that allows you to gather the relevant facts about a person so that you can rate your scorecard and make an informed hiring decision. These structured interviews break the spell of mis hiring. The interview process can be divided into four stages, 

    • Screening Interview – Few sample questions could be 
    • Specific interview – It gives deeper insight into the working pattern of the candidate. It uncovers the career history of candidates and how that would complement the scorecard.
    • Know them more – This helps you scan the resume and candidate with a more magnified lens. You can involve other team members to interview the person.
    • Referral Interview – Above stages of the interview were to check the skill but the last stage is the check the will of the candidate. Will is all about the motivation and competencies a candidate brings to the table.

4. Sell

Once you identify people you want on your team through selection, you need to persuade them to join. Selling the right way ensures you avoid the biggest pitfalls that cause the very people you want the most to take their talents elsewhere. It also protects you from the biggest heartbreak of all – losing the perfect candidate at the eleventh hour.

Startups are doing a great job and solving big problems. At Savanna HR our focus is assisting you in hiring the top talent and enabling you to build a company culture coherent with your business goals. 

Reach us for assistance related to Startup hiring, be it  Fintech, Agritech, EdTech, healthTech, HRTech,  RetailTech, LegalTech, or FoodTech, We have our eye on everything Technology and Hiring. We help you filter the best talent who gel with your company culture. 

Swati Sinha