008: We're in Interview Hell!

So it's been a crazy week of ad placing and interview scheduling in an attempt to replace our receptionist that just quit on us. The good news: the prospects have been surprisingly good and we were able to find some seemingly qualified candidates in the first round of interviews. Typically, we post the ad, do a phone interview, and then do a working interview where they work all day to make sure they jive with the rest of the staff. I wanted to share my process and some tools we use to find and weed people out quickly. This can be extremely time consuming unless you have some tools that save you time. I also share my thoughts on candidate ambition and on-boarding. 00:42 - Successful working interview candidate on first try! 01:25 - Our process of hiring 01:46 - The importance of phone interviews 02:26 - Easy way to schedule your interviews 04:00 - Career aspirations of our candidate 04:11 - My philsophy on lifers for a receptionist 05:07 - Onboarding is crucial with this philosophy 05:40 - Remove the trauma of staff replacements Tools: Indeed: indeed.com Calendly: calendly.com