Episode 7: Testing Potential Hires - For Grinders & Minders Role

Episode 7: Testing Potential Hires - For Grinders & Minders Role

How do find the right people for the right role?

In this episode of The Wize Guys, Brenton Ward, Jamie Johns, and Ed Chan talk about narrowing down candidates for your next hire can be a daunting process. 

Let us give discuss different types of testing options out there, to help you find the ideal team member for your firm. Whether it's online timed work tests, sample tasks, or personality tests, you'll hear what the best options are for you and your team.

Timestamps:

0:34 - Why attitude is everything
1:28 - ROLES: Grinder vs Minder
2:02 - TIP: Get the context
4:12 - How to measure productivity
6:21 - Factors to consider when hiring
8:39 - Are personality and communication testing worthwhile?
12:22 - The importance of people in building a business that runs without you
13:23 - The ideal timeframe to give a job offer

Quotations:

“So attitude is everything. Put them through the toughest tasks that you can put them through, and put them through as many things as you could get them to do. And if they still come out of that with the right attitude, you're somewhat more likely to get the right person.” Ed Chan

“ I think the personality testing works a bit better for the mind or finder rather than the grinder…Speed isn't as essential in the mind or finder role. It's more about a people person communicating, knowing when to talk to a green person, compared to a blue person…So the personality test testing works better with the mind, the finder than it does for the grinder.” - Ed Chan

“They all say they can do the job, but you know, when they put their definition of being able to do it and your definition of being able to do it completely differently. So I get three tasks and I get them to do three tasks.” - Ed Chan

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