Learn how to create a strong list of references to help your resume stand out on your next application and wow employers with your impressive references.
you need to know to help you grow your business. andy and jennifer are back with us. andy, i want to start with you. in the past, 11 years, you founded a company, watched it grow, took investment and now you sold it to walmart. so you have been through the whole cycle. so is what s one thing that you have learned? mine is super tactical. the most important thing you do is hiring. if you want to hire well, do two off list references. i ll give you two names of people to call. those aren t that helpful. they by definition are going to say something good. they are provided by the candidate. track down two people who aren t on that list. those people will tell you the truth about the candidate. how do you track down? are you hiring private investigators. you become the private investigator. you used linkedin. find out who they know, who you can get an intro to. it is like being an investigative reporter. it can be fun as you treat it as
in the past, what, 11 years you ve founded a company, watched it grow, took investment, and now sold it to walmart, so you have been through the whole cycle. what s one thing that you ve learned? the most important thing you do at a company is hiring and if you need to do a hire well, you need to do two off list references. those aren t that helpful, those people by definition are going to say something good. they are obliged to, provided by the candidate. you need to track down two people who aren t on the list and those people will tell you the truth. how do you track down, are you hiring private investigators? use linkedin, figure out where they ve worked, who do you know. it s like being an investigative reporter, it s really fun if you treat it as fun. almost the same if you re looking for a job, who do i know at that company so i can ask someone. how many times have you