recruiting and hiring the amazon way -- avoid ten common recruiting mistakes

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Recruiting and Hiring the Amazon Way“Avoid 10 Common Mistakes”

Dave Schappell, EMEA Startup BD ManagerMay 2016


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#1 - Not Knowing What Your Company Stands For


#2 - Hiring for Skills vs Culture


#3 - Not Having a Consistent Process for Everyone

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#4 - CEO Can't be on Every Loop

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#5 - Not Having a Personal Interview Plan

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#6 - Not Documenting Your interview/vote

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#7 - No Questions -- No Job

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#8 - Interviewing Too Few Candidates


#9 - Not Checking References

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#10 - Outsourcing recruiting too early


10 – Know What You Stand For9 – Hire for Culture 8 – Develop an Org-wide Process7 – Scale Beyond the CEO/CTO6 – Have a Personal Plan5 – Document Your Vote4 – Make Sure They’re Curious/Passionate3 – Interview Lots of Candidates, All at Once2 – Check References1 – Own Your Recruiting


#11 - Tips on How to Scale Recruiting

recruiting and hiring the amazon way -- avoid ten common recruiting mistakes

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