⚡ Industry X-Ray

Managing People

How do you make your first hire as a manager?

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What's Really Going On: Making your first hire. What's the common mistake?

Hiring someone like yourself. Similarity bias makes people favor candidates like them. Source: Wikipedia – Affinity bias

What To Do: What should you do?

Use structured interviews with the same questions and scoring. Structured interviews predict job performance better than unstructured ones. Source: Wikipedia – Structured interview

Why It Works: Why does it work?

It compares candidates on the same yardstick. Consistency reduces bias and noise. Source: Wikipedia – Structured interview

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