Think before you look!

The guy seemed to have it all, pleasing personality, a good talker, had decent credentials, could answer all my questions and was asking for a reasonable raise. The problem was - I hadn’t thought through what I should be looking for.

Think about it, most job descriptions are poor copy paste jobs, done only when an agency asks for them! And what do they really describe? Most sound either like mundane lists of "to dos" or like glossed over hard sells that a candidate should be falling for! Oh yes and they do specify in some detail the skills required of the person - communication, selling, computers, blah, blah...

What they totally miss out is what you are really looking for -

A person who fits into your company culture

A person who you can talk to, who you can work with

A person who will not make excuses for why a job can't be done, but who will try and figure out ways to do it instead!

A person who may not have done the job before but will try like hell to make sure he gets it!

In short, a person who will share your passion to create / grow..

So now, let's go back to the drawing board, let's create new job descriptions with something that goes like this:

1. What's the type of person I am looking for?

2. What are things about work that I want him to be on top of?

3. How will he contribute to the company - what specific outcomes am I hoping for him to achieve?

4. What would he typically be currently doing and where?

5. What would be his typical hobbies/ interests?

6.  What would be the best way to get to this dream person?

Now start looking! You will be surprised at the results!

PS: I don’t mean “He” in a gender biased way!