A founder shares his hiring approach for a packed schedule: aggressively screen for relentless work ethic, train staff to cut calls with poor fits fast, and make exceptions for single parents or veterans with unique value. Recruiters should quit candidates before they quit the company.
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Yep. I'm like, I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna let Bob ruin my day because he wants to work part-time. Not in a mean way, like I actually care if you work your face off, right? But if you're not working your face off, dude, unless you got like a story where you're a single mom with 5 kids and you, you know, I mean, you just came back from the military, you got like a real story, dude, I'm your guy. But if you're just like sitting around like Boohooing, right, bro? I told every agent coming in, I'm 100% sure I'll quit you before you quit me. And we still say it to this day. I teach my staff to say it every day when we're recruiting, dude. We're not looking to find people to hire. We're on— when we're on recruiting calls, dude, I'm looking for a reason to get off the phone because it's not a good fit.