Field Notes
Series
Most of the writing here stands alone. These do not. Each series is a sequence where every part assumes the one before it, so they are meant to be read in order.
For hiring leaders
- 8 parts Hiring Is Underwriting Fit cannot be predicted, only underwritten. Every hire is a priced risk against a written thesis rather than a bet on a person. Begins with Predict Fit or Evaluate It?
- 9 parts Evidence Before the Offer Every screening artifact tells you something different and lies in a different way. The order you read them in decides what you learn. Begins with What a Resume Can't Tell You
- 6 parts Design the Interview Before You Meet Anyone A bad hire is a design failure, and every design decision that matters is made before a candidate is in the building. Begins with How to Get the Most Out of Your Hiring Strategy Meeting
- 8 parts From Interview to Decision The decision is made in the hours after the interview. Every step that follows the handshake is where the evidence is either preserved or lost. Begins with Why written feedback has to come before the debrief
- 8 parts Pricing People The market cannot price the person in front of you, so pay has to be built from the inside out: mission first, then measured outcomes, then the market as a sanity check. Begins with 80 Reasons Not to Trust Open-Source Salary Data
- 11 parts The Job Description Series A job description is not a compliance document. Built right, it is the same instrument you hire against, onboard against, manage against, and, when it comes to it, part ways against. Begins with Why Job Descriptions Fail