Dear Leaders, Please Be Transparent During The Interview Process
Please be transparent during the interview process about your
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Culture
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Vision
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Key priorities and how there work will align with those priorities
Possibly most importantly share your
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Expectations you have of them AND all employees - aka - if you’re expecting them to be available 24 x 7, say so.
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Struggles you have as an department/ organization (your warts and scars)
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The things that keep you up at night
Give them the full picture. Not just the pretty version. Without that, they’re saying yes to something magical. But it will only be short lived as they will experience the reality.
And then, you’ll find yourself going through the same perpetual cycle of hiring to fill that role. There is nothing more rewarding when someone says “heck yes” knowing the full landscape.
For you…and for them.
