Hiring Well

The philosophy and tactics of recruiting, interviewing, and hiring, as implemented at Detroit Labs.

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1. HIRING WELL
2. Nathan Hughes Co-Founder Head Recruiting Guy Deliverator Parenteer Improviser Beatician
4. Octocat (github logo) feet. Number is address of riddle page, once you understand. Italicized ‘gist’ is key to the puzzle. Explorers Club is this campaign’s theme. Understated, one time use logo.
5. You hiring? What are you really doing?
6. Filling a role? You hiring? What are you really doing?
7. Filling a role? Adding capacity? You hiring? What are you really doing?
8. Filling a role? Adding capacity? Increasing headcount? You hiring? What are you really doing?
9. Filling a role? Adding capacity? Increasing headcount? You hiring? What are you really doing?
10. You are creating relationships.
11. You are (forcing the) creation of (tons and tons and tons of super important) relationships.
12. Why should you care?
13. Math. Combinations Without Repetition, to be precise.
14. Group
15. Relationships
16. Get
17. Increasingly
18. Messier
19. Ugh
20. C’mon
21. Stop
22. Let’s (try to) prevent a relationship disaster.
23. Three big ideas
24. Hire people that 1# Tell your story
25. Hire people that 1# Tell your story If you can’t tell your story...
26. Hire people that 1# Tell your story If you can’t tell your story... If your story isn’t worth telling...
27. Hire people that 1# Tell your story If the people you need don’t care about your story... If you can’t tell your story... If your story isn’t worth telling...
28. Hire people that 1# Tell your story If the people you need don’t care about your story... If you can’t tell your story... If your story isn’t worth telling... If your people don’t want to tell your story...
29. Hire people that 2# Answer your question
30. Hire people that 2# Answer your question Ask the same driving question for all candidates.
31. Hire people that 2# Answer your question Ask the same driving question for all candidates. Don’t let anyone off the hook.
32. Hire people that 2# Answer your question Ask the same driving question for all candidates. Don’t let anyone off the hook. “Do we want to live with this person during crunch week?”
33. Hire people that 3# Get through the process
34. Hire people that 3# Get through the process Consistent
35. Hire people that 3# Get through the process Consistent Inclusive
36. Hire people that 3# Get through the process Consistent Inclusive Meaningful
37. Hire people that 3# Get through the process Consistent Inclusive Meaningful Transparent
38. Hire people that 3# Get through the process Consistent Inclusive Meaningful Transparent Easy
39. Hire people that 3# Get through the process Consistent Inclusive Meaningful Transparent Easy Adaptable
40. Hire people that 3# Get through the process
41. Hire people that 3# Get through the process Hackable & Unhackable
42. The Detroit Labs hiring process In 3 easy steps!
43. 1# The written
44. 1# The written No Resumes.
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50. 2# The personal
51. 2# The personal Are they the perfect fit?
53. 3# The practical
54. 3# The practical Can they get the job done?
56. The Decision.
57. The Decision. Hey... if you did your job this isn’t a dice roll
58. 0-30 in 18 months. Detroit Labs fastest growing Detroit startup
59. 0-30 in 18 months. Detroit Labs fastest growing Detroit startup #notbad
60. Thank you. Nathan Hughes, nathan@detroitlabs.com