I like the “hire smart people and find where they fit”. The other side of hiring friends (or people you’ve known a long time) is avoiding the whole ‘cultural fit’ minefield. You already know them, you already know if they’ll fit.
The alternative, an hour long interview (or three) is a hard way to get a real insight into how someone’s going to perform. And the cost of a bad hire is huge. Removing someone (in NZ) is a lengthy process. To the point where I’d consider having all new hires join as a contractor for 3 months, instead of probation. Consider the extra pay a hiring bonus, and let either party candidly, and without restriction, decide ‘is this working?’
Yeah this is a great point. I've seen companies create very extensive trial periods that are basically paid internships. And I think they're just trying to derisk this element of things, that is derisked automatically when hiring people you know well or have worked with before.
I like the “hire smart people and find where they fit”. The other side of hiring friends (or people you’ve known a long time) is avoiding the whole ‘cultural fit’ minefield. You already know them, you already know if they’ll fit.
The alternative, an hour long interview (or three) is a hard way to get a real insight into how someone’s going to perform. And the cost of a bad hire is huge. Removing someone (in NZ) is a lengthy process. To the point where I’d consider having all new hires join as a contractor for 3 months, instead of probation. Consider the extra pay a hiring bonus, and let either party candidly, and without restriction, decide ‘is this working?’
Yeah this is a great point. I've seen companies create very extensive trial periods that are basically paid internships. And I think they're just trying to derisk this element of things, that is derisked automatically when hiring people you know well or have worked with before.