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<h1 style="text-align: center;">why your not hiring the best</h1>
<h2>[WHAT]</h2>
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<li>]&nbsp; Jeff explores why companies are (mostly) overlooking the use of remote workers in the quest to hire the best talent available. He then provides some recommendations and tips for remote hiring and work.&nbsp;&nbsp;He also points out some of the DRAWBACKS of working remote and offers up some conclusions based upon his experiences.</li>
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<h2>[WHY - keypoints]</h2>
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<li><strong>] THEORY - "always hire the best people"</strong></li>
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<li>] is 1 of the most consistent peices of advice given from successfull startups / entrepeneurs to aspiring startups</li>
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<li><strong>]&nbsp;PRACTICE/REALITY -&nbsp;many(most) (SV) startup companies are&nbsp;NOT hiring remote workers</strong></li>
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<li>] they are only hiring "the best people" from the&nbsp;(SV) area, or those willing to move to the SV area</li>
<li>] (SV) - Substitute Mountain View, New York, Boston, Chicago, or any other city. The problem is the same</li>
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<li><strong>&gt; some successfull companies that are built on remote workers </strong></li>
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<li>] wordpress.org - 225+</li>
<li>] github.com - #</li>
<li>] 37signals -</li>
<li>] stackexchange.com - 150+</li>
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<li><strong>&gt;&nbsp;showing up at the office, doesnt mean your producing work</strong></li>
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<li>] the office actually has many counter productive 'distractions" ( aka the watercooler, telephone, email, people )</li>
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<li><strong>] TIPS for&nbsp;measuring productivity</strong></li>
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<li><strong>] show your work VS showing up -</strong></li>
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<li>How many features did an employee implement this week?&nbsp;</li>
<li>How many bugs did they fix?&nbsp;</li>
<li>How many exchanges did they have with customers?&nbsp;</li>
<li>How much faster is the code? How much smaller? How much more maintainable?</li>
<li>( github commit logs )</li>
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<li><strong>] not about 'quotas'</strong></li>
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<li>] about - 'trace a breadcrumb trail of awesomeness' wherever your employees go. Any sort of public or private artifacts will do</li>
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<li><strong>] enable people to leave a trail of the useful things that they have done</strong></li>
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<li><strong><span style="background-color: #ffff00;">] not a ToDo list, but a "Done" list</span> <br /></strong></li>
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<li><strong>] TIPS for</strong></li>
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<li><strong>] hire by audtion -</strong> use 'test project' as part of application process</li>
<li><strong>] draw employees from your community</strong></li>
<li><strong>] draw from similar communities/projects</strong> - maybe your just starting out or only have a small community</li>
<li><strong>] use public communications tools daily</strong> -&nbsp; communication tools can&rsquo;t be something you use just when they are involved. Communication tools have to be used all the time, as a natural part of the work.</li>
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<li><strong>] real time chat -</strong></li>
<li><strong>] online bulletin board</strong> - A place for announcements, weekly team reports, and meeting summaries.</li>
<li><strong>] voice and video chat</strong> - minimum once a week, - Never underestimate the power of actually talking to another human being</li>
<li><strong>] Monday Team Status Report </strong>Every Monday, every team at your company (even if you just have one) should produce a brief, summarized rundown of: ] What we did last week. ] What we&rsquo;re planning to do this week. ] Anything that is blocking us or we are concerned about</li>
<li><strong>] meeting minutes </strong>- ] every meeting, ] point form, ] post to your bulletin board</li>
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<li><strong>] drawbacks - NOT 'well suited' for REMOTE</strong></li>
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<li>] brainstorming -</li>
<li>] mentorship -</li>
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<h2>[WHERE]</h2>
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<li>] <a href="http://firstround.com/article/Heres-Why-Youre-Not-Hiring-the-Best-and-the-Brightest" target="_blank">http://firstround.com/article/Heres-Why-Youre-Not-Hiring-the-Best-and-the-Brightest</a>&nbsp;-</li>
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<h2>[WHEN]</h2>
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<li>] In our case at both Discourse and Stack Overflow, hiring from around the world has been a huge strategic advantage</li>
<li>] remote development represents the future of work. If we have to spend a little time figuring out how that comes together &mdash; and maybe make some mistakes along the way &mdash; it will be worth it. The future is now. Why wait?&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>]&nbsp;Do you think hiring practices should be based on what work was a decade ago rather than what it is likely to be a decade from now?&rdquo;</li>
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<h2>[EXAMPLE]</h2>
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<h2>[HOW-TO]</h2>
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<h2>[REFERENCE]</h2>
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