14. Overview: The Basics (1)
In your words, tell me about the role?
What skills and experiences should a
person bring with them in order to be
successful?
Describe the day-to-day including a very
good day and a very bad one.
Where will this position be located?
What is the budgeted salary? Will there
be any internal equity issues?
15. Overview: The Basics (2)
What is your time frame to hire?
Who will be on the interview team?
What does the interview process look
like?
Was anything left out of the job
description that is absolutely necessary
for success?
Why would the very best person in a
similar title at <company> want to come
16. Performance &
Scorecard (1)
What would they be specifically doing
here that they would not be doing “there”?
What will their career projection look like
in this role? What has been the career
path for others in this role?
17. Performance &
Scorecard (2)
Tell me about the team’s performance
scorecard?
In the first 90-180 days of working here, what
will a person have accomplished that will tell
you that hiring them was the right move?
What would you like them to achieve in 12
months?
Examples of work team has produced?
18. The Team
Who is/was the incumbent? Where did
they succeed? Where did they fail?
What is/was the background (previous
employer, role, etc.) of others in this role?
What is the difference between the best
and worst performer on the team?
19. The Network
Who is on your “Please hire for me” list?
Have you already spoken to any potential
candidates from your network?
Who in your network should you be
speaking with who can serve as conduits
to others?
20. Filling in the dartboard…
Perfectionism is a slow death
–Hugh Prather
21. Sourcing Gold (1)
Alternative Job Titles used on the outside?
Alternative skills that translate well into this
role?
Desired Target Companies per Manager?
Desired Target Companies per team
members?
Desired Target Universities per Manager?
Desired Target Universities per team
members?
22. Sourcing Gold (2)
Are Hiring Manager & team members active
in any Alumni association?
Which Professional Associations, Societies,
Meetups, etc. (global, national, regional,
local) are attended by the Hiring Manager &
team members? Brick and Mortar
Which Social Networking sites (global,
national, regional, local) are visited by the
Hiring Manager & team members? Digital
27. Sourcing Gold (3)
Functional/Technical Forums where group
members go to post/answer work-related
questions? Look at the interactions
Functional/Technical Conferences attended
by the Hiring Manager & team members
during past 12 months?
Functional/Technical Conferences to be
attended by the Hiring Manager & team
members during next 12 months?
29. Sourcing Gold (4)
Functional/Technical/Association
eNewsletters/eZines subscribed to
HM/group members?
Specific software tools/packages/apps used
(or projected to be used) by the team?
Functional/Technical Articles/Blog posts
written by the Hiring Manager or team
members during the past 12 months? Look
at the Comments
31. Sourcing Gold (5)
Awards won by the Hiring Manager or team
members during the past 12+ months?
Patents and patent applications?
Restaurants with business card bowls?