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This is a symptom of a very common problem in the startup world that even I am guilty of...not checking references! This woman isn't a college graduate. She sh
by joewee 14y ago
This is a symptom of a very common problem in the startup world that even I am guilty of...not checking references!
This woman isn't a college graduate. She should have references.
This is how I use linked in: before hiring someone pull up their linked in profile and see if you have any mutual connections. Then reach out to those mutual connections privately and ask their opinion of the person. If its a sensitive hire you can say something like "Hey, I met XXX at a dinner party, couldn't really get a read on them, what do you think about them?"
- __________ 14y ago"What impressed my most was their ability to think on their feet and their integrity. Why, I'm pretty sure they'd almost never work for a liar, or someone who cares much about gossip one way or the other. Though it surprises me you met them at a dinner party; X usually doesn't have much time or love for sniffing butts. Anyway, why do you ask?"
- Mvandenbergh 14y agoThere's a difference between gossip and a reference check.
- joewee 14y agoReference: a person to whom inquiries as to character or ability can be made Key being character AND ability.