![]() But it’s worth pausing to remember that the decision to hire someone is an expensive and far-reaching one. When you’re scaling quickly, moving at warp speed, and sitting on several hiring panels, interviewing can seem like a task you just need to get through. There’s no shortage of challenges that could benefit from a dose of outside perspective, from finding hiring practices that scale to bringing on a new exec to nabbing a great in-house recruiter. Whether it’s a Fast Track mentorship pairing, an intimate Co-Founder Forum dinner or a CTO unconference, hiring always seems to be top of mind. ![]() Whether it’s through in-person events, online discussions on First Round Network (our internal Quora-style platform), or the articles and interviews we share here on the Review, we’re driven by an ambition to create the space founders and startup leaders need to exchange that “ trapped” knowledge.Īnd in those spaces, we’ve seen time and time again how the conversation inevitably drifts back to a single topic. ![]() Here at First Round, we’re always searching for advice that gets overlooked or goes unshared, hoping to find the stones that company builders don’t even know to turn over. what have i not asked you that i should have? if you were in my shoes, what attributes would you look for in hiring for this role? what are 10 ways to speed up domino’s pizza delivery? how would you build a product for people who are looking for an apartment? if you were to take over as ceo of your current company tomorrow, and had to increase your company's current rate of growth, what three areas you would invest in? questions that dig into how they think:.what should our team be doing differently that could yield 10x improvement? what’s the first job you had, that's not on your resume, and what did you learn from that experience? what are some things outside of work that you’re irrationally passionate about? ![]() what was the last thing you nerded out on? questions that put passion front and center:.find a way to give the candidate feedback in the interview. what’s one critical piece of feedback you’ve received that was really difficult to hear? why was it difficult and what did you do with that information? what did you learn about yourself? questions to find out how they respond to feedback:.if i were to go and speak to people who don't think very highly of you, what would they say? what are you better at than most anyone else? what’s your superpower and how will you leverage that to make an impact at this company? what’s one misconception your coworkers have about you? when have you felt the lowest in your career? did you realize how you felt in the moment? how did you respond? what did you learn from this experience? can you give me two other examples? tell me about a time you made a mistake or failed at something. how did you handle it and how did you address the mistake? tell me about a time you really screwed something up. what's the most important thing you've learned from a peer and how have you used that lesson in your day-to-day life? when was the last time you changed your mind about something important? what's one part of your previous company's culture that you hope to bring to your next one? what one part do you hope to not find? tell me about the best and worst bosses you’ve ever had, specifically, in your career. what did you do to convince him or her that you were right? what ultimately happened? tell me about a time you strongly disagreed with your manager. what impact on the business have you made in the year since you’ve joined? what characteristics does it have from a responsibility, team, and company culture perspective? what characteristics does it not have? what are the three most important characteristics of this function? how would you stack rank yourself from strongest to least developed among these traits? what do you believe you can achieve with us personally or professionally that you can't anywhere else in the world? what’s the difference between someone who’s great in your role versus someone who’s outstanding? what are you really good at, but never want to do anymore? looking back on the last five years of your career, what’s the highlight? what’s something great about your current or previous job? why? follow-up: can you tell me about another? tell me about a time you took unexpected initiative. among the people you've worked with, who do you admire and why? for the last few companies you've been at, take me through: (i) when you left, why did you leave? (ii) when you joined the next one, why did you choose it? what do you hope will be different about you then compared to now? what do you want to do differently in your next role? questions to help unpack pivotal transitions:.
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