Adil Ajmal
When you give a candidate a higher title than the one you’d intended, you’re inevitably doing one of two things: setting them up to underperform in a role they’re not qualified for, or giving them a title they don’t deserve — and sowing discord among your team in the process. Leave this lever alone. It will only come back to bite you. And honestly, if … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Author: Adil Ajmal | Source: First Round Review | Subject: Human Resources
Adil Ajmal
Closing begins with your first candidate interaction. That’s when you should start asking yourself the all-important question: What does this person want to get out of the role, and the company, and can we realistically make it happen for them? The recruiting process needs to be designed to investigate and answer this question. […] The trick is to ask targeted questions to find out what … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Author: Adil Ajmal | Source: First Round Review | Subject: Human Resources
Make Stronger Offers to Engineering Candidates and Boost Your Closes
Fledgling engineering teams and hundred-person juggernauts, boom times and lean years — Adil Ajmal has experienced them all. He’s hired for entry-level positions, VPs, and everything in between. Over the course of thousands (and thousands) of interviews, a curious truth emerged that informs his approach: The secret to closing isn’t offering the most equity or saying just the right thing during an offer call. It’s … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Adil Ajmal | Source: First Round Review | Subject: Human Resources