Hiring hack: How to better evaluate your candidates | Simon Sinek | Big Think

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[@AGFuzzyPancake]

It's understated how important it is to develop a workplace culture. I've worked at places that developed a culture and places that didn't and the difference is that workers will to stay at companies, work hard, and innovate when they feel like they belong. Companies that just throw people together based solely on who has the best resume end up with employees that don't care about each other or their work.

[@assaultflamingo2.068]

I usually glance over these Big Think videos in my feed, unless I see/hear certain faces/names. Simon Sinek is one of them

[@ryanfrizzell736]

The hiring process is very interesting. With this video now I can and will better comprehend how candidates are evaluated in the hiring process.

[@sebastianelytron8450]

I'm calling it from now. This will make Big Think Top 10 2020.

[@assaultflamingo2.068]

2020 vision, I think you're right

[@kd1s]

Oh I've been through the gamut of interviewing over my career. There's been what I term star chamber, comfie interviews, and all manner in between. But the jobs I enjoyed are the ones where we did in fact go out for a meal.

[@Tenchinu]

said the person who already has a sure spot, is not afraid to miss rent or starve to death, and dismisses the ‘no experience, no way’ carrousel

[@NoahNobody]

This happened to me at one company. We went to Pizza Hut, and I told the recruiter and some other candidates that I loved smoking pot. I didn't get the job.

[@arsenal0095]

Why you told them?

[@NoahNobody]

@@arsenal0095 I had my guard down. I was just being myself. Maybe I'm special needs or something.

[@danielx40]

Business’s job is not to take care of people. That’s the job of a day care. Business is there to make profit. It is employee’s job to follow their superiors. A leader shouldn’t need to do a kabuki dance for people to follow. People should have the ability to follow orders. People on KZbin talking about leadership are daydreaming.

[@halaltraders786]

I completely disagree with the six month trial or probationary period. Would be kind of hard to hire out of city let alone out of state if companies are going to do this .… Can imagine companies hiring people from around the country for this six-month trial with the sword of Damocles swinging over these peoples heads each day only for these poor sods to not get the job offer and have to move again ?

[@vadergrd]

great presentation but ... just one problem ... hiring way too quickly ... in some positions real talen are on and off the market again in an instant... some are pulled off their positions from actual employment and have never been to the market...

[@taforth]

Valid points, especially when you consider all the ‘costs’ associated with hiring poor talent!

[@yvonedefreitas3990]

Interesting points. However, I'm seeing more valuable information in the comments.

[@sindhujaarul9118]

He's just good at talking...no value points or take aways as such

[@chandankushwaha8932]

Thanks sir you helped me a lot sir

[@chandankushwaha8932]

Thanks sir

[@LegionarioCruel]

I see many flawed ideas in this short video, for example: - A company culture concept should not be based on a boss surrounding himself with people he gets along with well. That's a disaster in the making. - A company is an entity that engages in business, with a structure of people who collaborate in the pursuit of a gain (usually money), not similar to a family at all. Families are not good examples to develop a company culture, since a) families have as many challenges as companies do in order to function properly; and b) companies exist for a totally different reason. I rather use the concept of team (a group of people working for a common goal) rather than family in order to define my own company values. - When hiring, you strive to get the best people for the job; this definition varies greatly in accordance to the job profile. If you run a large corporation, more frequently than not you will hire people you would not hang out with, and they can still be good at their jobs despite them not having the potential to become your personal friends. - Sure, you need to know your people better, at a personal level, but that should not be on top of your list in order to hire a person.

[@dulat1]

You might be right if your ultimate goal of having a company is to make profit and stay on top of the market. However, what people like Simon care about is not just having a company that makes profit but creating workplaces where people feel like home. A lot of people spend more time at work than at home so work is really what life is them. So I would rather work in a company where there is family culture rather than in a team of experts who don't really care about me. That's the point. The whole look at what companies and work in general represent has to change. Otherwise what's the point of life. Just floating through companies with typical corporate culture without ever experiencing true connection sounds terrible and it could be changed. So finally, the best thing is to consider both skills and values/culture. But again if a person really cares about the company and feels home there then he/she will be ready to work hard for the company. Skills can always be mastered in such an environment.

[@bradwilson6601]

sometimes you just need bodies.

[@rickharold7884]

Rock on!

[@rchuso]

For starters, give a proper IQ test. Only hire people who are above average. I find the best way to ace an interview is to tell the interviewer how (in detail) their new product works - details they haven't released publicly but are obvious given the state of the art. It's worked for me. I suspect they hired me because they were worried I'd wind up at the competition.

[@ViolentOrchid]

This guy's still getting cameras pointed at him?

[@Klauskunze99]

ViolentOrchid What did he do?

[@hayd7371]

@Magnum Jesus haha I like him already

[@oskarbrenner13]

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[@markkravitz4678]

✊ To solve the human equation, we need to add love, subtract hate, multiply good, and divide between truth and error. A cool entrepreneur @evenkingsfall (his insta) always stresses you have to THINK BIG to WIN BIG! Always keep that approach to life! Good content as always ❤️

[@staticbb]

lol "do you want to hang out with them" not only is this a terrible metric to use when hiring people but it's deeply unethical.

[@dulat1]

It is totally ethical

[@thijs199]

Got nothing.

[@PsychopathUltimate]

Walmart has insane turnover, could you imagine if they implemented such a ridiculous qualifier to their hiring practices? Could you imagine if a business judged its employees as "family members"? Just imagine how draconian that would be. Imagine how invasive that would be. Who would want to work under the pretense that you should be solely devoted to a minimum wage job above all else? Who would want to work for a cult?

[@ev0lution1]

idk, maybe psychopaths... *Cough cough*

[@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece]

That's the point they just want anyone, they don't actually need ANY process. They just like their power games. This video was addressing companys that actually want and need to be selective. Walmart is the exact opposite.

[@gryn1s]

This talk is not about hiring cashiers.

[@bokesnmokes]

@@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece companys is spelled companies, dodo

[@friedrichfaust1366]

Tis Jon Hamm

[@AuditorsUnited]

you want a culture and protect that culture so you wont hire out side that culture .. got ya...i get what your saying .....next.. who gave this guy a spot to voice his racist shit

[@bokesnmokes]

This guy obviously knows nothing about the Marines. And since that story was total BS I have to wonder about the quality of the rest of his advice. I kind of like the idea of taking prospective employees to lunch but wouldn't that put a lot of stress on them?

[@importantname]

really we should all be more like the US MARINE Corps?

[@MichaelDown2]

Yes

[@bokesnmokes]

That's not a bad thing, actually. This guy has no knowledge of Marines, (or any military branch) as is indicated by his moronic and silly recruiter story, but I personally will always hire a Veteran over a guy who never served.

[@f0xx32]

1 simon 1 dislike

[@estebanabondano6108]

ta bien

[@TheDavid771]

Mamao

[@estebanabondano6108]

@@TheDavid771 de gente pendeha

[@Telendil]

Hm testing period for workers to get to know them ... sounds like something i have heard before. Oh right in Germany you have something called "Probezeit" meaning testtime within every work contract. WTF how is this a new idea for American companies?

[@dulat1]

Americans have it too ofc. But what Simon meant is that it is always necessary to have it and to use it in order to get to know the person on a personal level

[@Telendil]

​@@dulat1 The "Probezeit" goes from 3 to 6 month sometimes even longer and as said in this time your boss and your co workers get to know you on a personal level and to see you at work to judge if you fit into the company. I know what he meant because in germany we are doing exactly that. This should be the standart (at least here it is) and not be worth a talk.

[@dulat1]

@@Telendil Okay then it's great. Although I doubt that every company in Germany is doing it at a proper level. But I haven't been there so if you're not exaggerating then great. Just saying it because I realized for some reason when it comes to Germany in specific people like exaggerating its accomplishments.

[@Telendil]

@@dulat1 That not everybody is doing it at a proper level is true but they at least all know they should do it. And it`s mandatory at least for most kind of work contracts. Not for short term low wage jobs but for every real work contract. I think its 3 month for a year contract and 6 month for a 2 year contract. And in most cases even if the boss doesn`t do the get to know part himself your co workers will tell him him pretty fast if you fit into the company and how you are doing at work. I would say this workes very good in small companys but i got the feeling that with bigger companys it sometimes just slips because there are working too much people to get to know everyone on a personal level even within the workforce.

[@jl9205]

Love the Marine story. Pro tip: Don't hire SJWs.

[@bokesnmokes]

Yeah that story is bullshit ... they'll take anyone that walks through the door just like the Army and Navy will.

[@invox9490]

"Ethnographer"??? A guy that believes jobs still function like in the 1900s... Aparently.

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[@zeyalzee]

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