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#154 Our Quick And Brutal Shortlisting Process

Author
Sam Browne & Jo Jensen
Published
Wed 10 May 2023
Episode Link
https://pod.co/the-sam-and-jo-va-show/154-our-quick-and-brutal-shortlisting-process

Who remembers The Teddy Bears’ Picnic song from when they were kids?

You know the one! It’s catchy as all get-out and makes you really want to go have a picnic with something cuddly.

“If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise.”

Except we’re going to swap that out for:

“If you post a job ad on Seek today, you’re sure of a big surprise!”

Surprise numero uno being the fact that 97% of those applying to work with you will NOT be suitable.

Surprise number two is that good portion of that 97%’s applications will be filled with spelling mistakes, grammatical errors and bad formatting.

At this point you’re asking yourself:

“Are my standards too high? Am I the problem?”

In this episode you’ll learn:

  • Whether or not your standards are too high (spoiler alert: they aren’t!)
  • Our quick and brutal shortlisting process for recruiting team members.
  • How to not get distracted by the time wasters and wrong-fit applicants.

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