Technical hire vetting checklist
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Have them duplicate a task
Toggle Walk through a previous project status
Walk through a previous project
Toggle Ask open-ended questions status
Ask open-ended questions
Toggle Complete a six-months consultant job status
Complete a six-months consultant job
Toggle Examine their use-cases status
Examine their use-cases
Toggle Find out why they are passionate about your business status
Find out why they are passionate about your business
Toggle Encourage Pair Programming status
Encourage Pair Programming
Toggle Audit their previous work status
Audit their previous work
Toggle Discuss technical pain points status
Discuss technical pain points
Toggle Split the interview into qualifications and culture status
Split the interview into qualifications and culture
Toggle Have them Present status
Have them Present
Toggle Ask them how things work status
Ask them how things work
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Introduction
Scott Gerber↗ has made a great checklist for vetting your next technical hire↗. We put together his 12 steps into one checklist for you.
Details
The list is based on the tips from a panel of successful founders from the Your Entrepreneur Council.
So make sure you bring this checklist to your next interview!
So make sure you bring this checklist to your next interview!
Who it's for
This Technical hire vetting checklist is for teams that want consistent execution, less rework, and clear ownership.
- Standardize quality - run the same Technical hire vetting steps every time, regardless of who executes
- Save time - reuse a proven Technical hire vetting workflow instead of rebuilding processes from scratch
- Improve accountability - assign owners and see what's done vs. what's pending
- Onboard faster - use the Technical hire vetting checklist as the SOP and training guide
- Coordinate across roles - handoffs are clear and everyone works from the same source of truth
How to use it
How to use this Technical hire vetting checklist:
- Start by saving it - save as a Template if you'll reuse it, or as a Checklist if it's a one-off project.
- Customize it once for your workflow - remove what doesn't apply and add your team-specific steps.
- Assign ownership and execute - set owners/due dates where needed and track completion as work happens.
- Reuse without rebuilding - when Technical hire vetting comes up again, start from your saved version and run it with clear ownership.
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