The Hiring Handbook

Finding new employees can be a lot of work. Today Claude interviews Freddie Kim, Founder and CEO of MilSpec Talent, a recruiting firm that connects business owners to leaders with military training and industry expertise who have a proven track record of mission success. Freddie describes how to hire the right people for your team. He’ll also uncover the strategies and principles needed to not only build a thriving team, but how to align individual strengths with organizational goals. Key Quotes:“Many of us believe in our guts, a lot of entrepreneurs, a lot of leaders, they trust their gut. And I think that's like the crux of screwing up hiring by just trusting your gut, right? Not having the left and right limits, not having a systematic or systematized structure and having a structured hiring process.”“I want to build a team. I don't want to be doing everything. And I really try to spell out, what functions do I need? How do they fit with our existing people? How does that fit with culture? Thinking about our objectives and hire to make that happen.”“Recruiters are expensive. Headhunters are expensive. I think we all know that. But you should be working with a recruiter that's familiar with your space. That way they have that market mastery and understanding of that space. We know how to interpret military experiences and how that's, and the transition of that into the corporate world. We understand the nuances to that and we understand what it takes to be, to lead at a certain level in your organization.”“Every leader, they all have gifts. Like you have your zone of genius, if you will. You have that area you excel at and you're in a free flowing state when you're in that zone. But recruiting may not be one of them. Financials may not be one of them. So you have a tax on that gift. So when you have a gift tax, what do you have to do? You have to build a team around it and or outsource it accordingly so that you can get the best people to do those tasks for you.”Time stamps:01:56 - Quick Hits04:10 - The founding of MilSpec07:19 - How to hire better21:44 - Why work with a recruiter?33:40 - Ensuring retention37:21 - Where to find Freddie Links:Find Freddie on LinkedInFind Claude on LinkedInMore about Office LibationsSubscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Spotify