Any signals/patterns you look for on resumes to quickly fast-track someone OR which are red flags?
2/ red flags imo
- Lots of discussion of mentoring startups
- solo consulting company dressed up as something bigger
- no career progression at single firm
- job hopping
- multiple concurrent roles (1 main job and lots of side opps)
- crappy formatting
- spelling mistakes
- Lots of discussion of mentoring startups
- solo consulting company dressed up as something bigger
- no career progression at single firm
- job hopping
- multiple concurrent roles (1 main job and lots of side opps)
- crappy formatting
- spelling mistakes
3/ more red flags
- inflated claims of accomplishment not commensurate with role/title/team size
- big co folks who claim they work at startup in big co
- too many lateral moves across companies
- inflated claims of accomplishment not commensurate with role/title/team size
- big co folks who claim they work at startup in big co
- too many lateral moves across companies
4/ good signals (a lot of opposites of red flags)
- clear progression (promotions) and bigger responsibilities within org
- real impressive achievements commensurate with role, title, etc
- high achievement across multiple functions ("decathlete")
- clarity of layout & concise
- clear progression (promotions) and bigger responsibilities within org
- real impressive achievements commensurate with role, title, etc
- high achievement across multiple functions ("decathlete")
- clarity of layout & concise
5/ any good ways folks have found to test if someone is a fast thinker?
With enough time, anyone can prepare good work but as a challenger, speed is important imo and that time is not always there.
And so how do you ID ppl who think fast & can get to good answers quickly?
With enough time, anyone can prepare good work but as a challenger, speed is important imo and that time is not always there.
And so how do you ID ppl who think fast & can get to good answers quickly?
6/ on interviews, some of my red flags
Q: how’d you prepare for this conversation?
A: “looked at your website”
— So many folks don’t prep
Q: what attracted you to this role at cbi
A: generalities about our culture
— That’s nice and all but as your #1 reason? Nah
Q: how’d you prepare for this conversation?
A: “looked at your website”
— So many folks don’t prep
Q: what attracted you to this role at cbi
A: generalities about our culture
— That’s nice and all but as your #1 reason? Nah
7/ Red flag: use word "visionary" to describe yourself on resume
8/ interview red flag: bash old company or boss or management of old co
Never leads to a better conversation
Always best to talk about what excites you about this opp vs looking like you’re mostly running away from a bad situation
Never leads to a better conversation
Always best to talk about what excites you about this opp vs looking like you’re mostly running away from a bad situation
9/ wrote many of these pts in today’s @cbinsights nl
us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=0c60818e26e…
Job hopping - very contentious
Many said mastery of subjects today happens quicker and so job hopping makes sense
I responded & asked them to name 3 subjects you can master in 18 months
No responses
us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=0c60818e26e…
Job hopping - very contentious
Many said mastery of subjects today happens quicker and so job hopping makes sense
I responded & asked them to name 3 subjects you can master in 18 months
No responses
@CBinsights 10/ seeing more resumes where folks have full-time jobs but then also do startup consulting & advisory on the side
I'm not sure what to make of it tbh although prob leaning negative
what do you think?
note: everyone is a startup mentor these days
I'm not sure what to make of it tbh although prob leaning negative
what do you think?
note: everyone is a startup mentor these days
@CBinsights 11/ If you shit on your old employer (company or manager) during an interview, there is zero upside to this
I remain surprised by how many people do this even at very senior levels
What good can possibly come from this?
I remain surprised by how many people do this even at very senior levels
What good can possibly come from this?
@CBinsights 12/ first ? I ask of senior candidates is “walk me through background highlighting accomplishments you feel intersect well with this role @CBinsights”
Best answers 1) done some prep homework 2) structured
Good simple example of structure here
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=214967…
Best answers 1) done some prep homework 2) structured
Good simple example of structure here
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=214967…
13/ this relates to hiring and more
Bozo explosion - such a good term
guykawasaki.com/how_to_prevent…
Bozo explosion - such a good term
guykawasaki.com/how_to_prevent…
14/ “Have you ever let someone go? If yes, why?”
There are good and bad answers and reactions to this question when hiring ppl leaders
Very telling either way
There are good and bad answers and reactions to this question when hiring ppl leaders
Very telling either way
18/ “Companies who try to recruit their salespeople out of monopolies is just silly. That’s not really selling. That’s just accepting orders. How hard is it to sell AdWords? Not hard”
🔥 from @bhorowitz
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a16…
🔥 from @bhorowitz
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a16…
19/ resist the temptation of the ‘messiah hire’
https://mobile.twitter.com/eshear/status/1402449697856389123
20/ Candidates for a job - You got to final rounds, met a bunch of the team, did working session, etc (aka you were invested)
The company is going to pass
How do you want to hear the decision?
The company is going to pass
How do you want to hear the decision?
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