The biggest issue I see amongst leaders as they look at hiring…is wanting to be too involved in the technical details of an interview. You are leader, you aren’t in the team. Your job is to figure out if the candidate is the right fit culturally and more generally as a person. Focus on their work ethic, how they learn, their appetite for growth, fixed or growth mindset, what motivates them, who are they.
The technical details should be left to the people that are actually in the teams doing the work. Yes, you are the leader, so you have a clear picture on what is happening in the team. You aren’t the one in the team doing the actual day to day technical work of the team. Make sure people that are within the teams are on the panel and have them focus on the more technical side of the interview.
If you take your assessment of the individual from a cultural perspective and pair that up with your teams technical assessment (they will have culture opinions too)…you will be able to develop a complete profile of every candidate that comes through your panel. Which usually will lead to you picking the right person for the job and the culture.
I hope this was helpful! Thanks for being here! Take care!
