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If you want to out hire competition the solution is simple. Seek out premium candidates and give them a job offer before you even talk to them. If someone is
by ipaddr 4y ago
If you want to out hire competition the solution is simple. Seek out premium candidates and give them a job offer before you even talk to them.
If someone is the head of some product at google and you want them cold email an offer you were always comfortable offering. If they accept or counter or want to talk or engage perfect you beat all the others.
It could work for targeting lower paying employees at less known places. If the person is worth at least what you are offering it's a no brainer. If a recruitor reached out to me with an offer in hand even if it was lower than my current pay I would engage knowing they are serious. When they reach out now and still require 4 rounds of interviews it becomes a farce to get someone paid for getting people into a hiring funnel. When a founder reaches out personally you listen.
- ceeplusplus 4y agoMost premium candidates won't consider your $Y M in illiquid equity to be actual money. And if you're some no-name startup, they definitely won't even consider you. You can't afford to pay them cash either. I also strongly believe in the 10x programmer idea [1] and you're not even going to come across these people unless you run in the same social circles as them. Some random manager at Google is not necessarily a 10x candidate. It's very difficult to vet potential 10x candidates from just a glance because so many people exaggerate and bullshit on their resumes. [1] https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2005/07/25/hitting-the-high-notes/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2005/07/25/hitting-the-high-n...
- greatpostman 4y agoYup. People get confused. There’s probably more 10x developers at google, but choosing at random is going to get you an average candidate
- akavi 4y agoJust anecdata, but I've been given offers without interviews purely on the basis of my resume, and viewed it as a pretty big red flag. I've known enough people who've gotten where they've gotten with little technical ability that I'd be suspicious of a place that doesn't even attempt due diligence.
- ZephyrBlu 4y agoIt seems very risky to make an offer to a candidate before you have an idea of whether they would fit well with the company.
- sicp-enjoyer 4y agoInterviews and hiring are liability risks. If an employee is involved in an incident the lawyers will ask, "what policy/procedure was in place to vet this person?" and it wont go well.