Episode 30

5 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make While Hiring

Throughout my career, I’ve noticed five common hiring mistakes that the entrepreneurs, hiring managers, and founders tend to make. I break down exactly what those are and share different tools and strategies that you can put into place to avoid those same issues. I highlight some antiquated hiring and interview approaches that don’t work in today’s employment market, and explain how you can update your processes. I also have some tips for showing up prepared and confident to each interview, and creative ways to find the right person for your team. 

IN THIS EPISODE, I TALK ABOUT:

  • How to craft the right job title and description 
  • Simple strategies that make is easy for candidates to express interest 
  • How to give your employees development opportunities and buy-in during the interview process 
  • Why ‘try before you buy’ doesn't really make any sense, especially in an at-will employment state 
  • Making decisions based on a candidate’s scorecard and the 80/20 skill set rule 

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Jackie Koch

Hey, I’m Jackie Koch. I have over 15 years of experience prospecting talent and building teams for Fortune 500 companies, startups and small businesses in all types of industries.  Technically, I have an MBA from Concordia University, although I’d argue I learned more about growing and scaling a modern business over the last 5 years in the LA tech start up scene. There I built out recruiting and People Operations teams for high growth tech start ups. I love entrepreneurs and being one at heart, I started my own business during the pandemic. I’m the founder and CEO of People Principles where I help founders scale through fractional recruiting and people operations services.