> Take risks on people. We've had candidates who were a "no" but one person stuck their neck out and said "You know, I saw something special that none of you did, and I'd like to take a chance." Many times the candidates ended up being amazing, and it took that one person to see it.
But don't forget the inverse. We had a candidate come on board recently who passed the interview with flying colors... Except for 1 person who essentially said the same thing. "You know, I saw something horrible that none of you did, and I don't think we should take the chance." And here we are, with a bad hire in a company where letting people go in general is a non-starter (which is another problem onto itself).
But don't forget the inverse. We had a candidate come on board recently who passed the interview with flying colors... Except for 1 person who essentially said the same thing. "You know, I saw something horrible that none of you did, and I don't think we should take the chance." And here we are, with a bad hire in a company where letting people go in general is a non-starter (which is another problem onto itself).