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"At SendHub we’ve let go of about half of the people we’ve hired, most of them within a few weeks of their start date. Looking back at everyone we let go much l
by whbk 13y ago
"At SendHub we’ve let go of about half of the people we’ve hired, most of them within a few weeks of their start date. Looking back at everyone we let go much later, we should’ve terminated them during their probation."
Is it just me or is a company's hiring process fubar if they are firing half their hires within 3 weeks (and more thereafter)? I get the need for early stage startups to not let mediocrity seep in, and having a probationary period is great for that, but I'd argue the company is neglecting their end of the bargain if they are apparently so inept at bringing on the right people.
- patmcguire 13y agoThe hiring process everywhere is a disaster, as far I've seen. Interviews don't really work. If companies operated by giving people a few-week chance to prove themselves they'd be able to give more people more opportunities and have a much better idea of who was worth keeping. But of course, with the current system if you get fired after two weeks you're looking at trying to get hired at a bunch of other companies that are going to view that as a Bad Thing and are going to try to get as much info from a few interviews before they jump into bed with you for years. We're in a bad equilibrium.
- ashrust 13y agoI think getting hiring right is a process, we were certainly a lot more hit & miss right after demo day, than we are now.
- sroussey 13y agoMay I suggest the one week trial?
- jayzalowitz 13y agoWeighing in from the "Recruiting" Startup industry myself, check out https://grouptalent.com/ https://grouptalent.com/ (which i have nothing to do with) if you are in that hiring mentality, that way everyone knows exactly what is going on and there is a better reaction set all around.