how to hire remote workers successfully and my business have had a mix of hiring
and my business have had a mix of hiring
and my business have had a mix of hiring people remotely and people who also work
people remotely and people who also work
people remotely and people who also work you know out of my office and I recently
you know out of my office and I recently
you know out of my office and I recently had to go through the process again of
had to go through the process again of
had to go through the process again of hiring somebody new remotely as we’re
hiring somebody new remotely as we’re
hiring somebody new remotely as we’re growing and I wanted to share my
growing and I wanted to share my
growing and I wanted to share my experience with you because a lot of
experience with you because a lot of
experience with you because a lot of people get this wrong a lot of
people get this wrong a lot of
people get this wrong a lot of entrepreneurs make mistakes here and end
entrepreneurs make mistakes here and end
entrepreneurs make mistakes here and end up losing tons of time in the process so
up losing tons of time in the process so
up losing tons of time in the process so here’s the first thing I do it’s it’s
here’s the first thing I do it’s it’s
here’s the first thing I do it’s it’s really important I’ll write out
really important I’ll write out
really important I’ll write out everything that I want the person
everything that I want the person
everything that I want the person understand okay I want them to know what
understand okay I want them to know what
understand okay I want them to know what my company stands for what we’re all
my company stands for what we’re all
my company stands for what we’re all what we’re all about right helping
what we’re all about right helping
what we’re all about right helping entrepreneurs believing in entrepreneurs
entrepreneurs believing in entrepreneurs
entrepreneurs believing in entrepreneurs I will write what their job entails all
I will write what their job entails all
I will write what their job entails all the different tasks that they have to do
the different tasks that they have to do
the different tasks that they have to do and it’ll be one big fat messy ugly
and it’ll be one big fat messy ugly
and it’ll be one big fat messy ugly paragraph so Evan you’re so mean why
paragraph so Evan you’re so mean why
paragraph so Evan you’re so mean why would you do that why don’t you make it
would you do that why don’t you make it
would you do that why don’t you make it easy for them to get the information I
easy for them to get the information I
easy for them to get the information I don’t want it to be easy you know as
don’t want it to be easy you know as
don’t want it to be easy you know as part of the job requirement is being
part of the job requirement is being
part of the job requirement is being able to work through hard stuff right I
able to work through hard stuff right I
able to work through hard stuff right I try to make it as easy as possible once
try to make it as easy as possible once
try to make it as easy as possible once I’ve hired them I don’t want their lives
I’ve hired them I don’t want their lives
I’ve hired them I don’t want their lives to be hard but but I need them to be
to be hard but but I need them to be
to be hard but but I need them to be detail-oriented and see who’s a worker
detail-oriented and see who’s a worker
detail-oriented and see who’s a worker who’s not right it’s an attitude
who’s not right it’s an attitude
who’s not right it’s an attitude somebody will see that huge Peregrine’s
somebody will see that huge Peregrine’s
somebody will see that huge Peregrine’s I don’t want to read that great I don’t
I don’t want to read that great I don’t
I don’t want to read that great I don’t want you as part of my company I want
want you as part of my company I want
want you as part of my company I want somebody who’s gonna take the time to
somebody who’s gonna take the time to
somebody who’s gonna take the time to read it if you start seeing stuff about
read it if you start seeing stuff about
read it if you start seeing stuff about believing entrepreneurs and it doesn’t
believing entrepreneurs and it doesn’t
believing entrepreneurs and it doesn’t inspire you to keep going if you’re not
inspire you to keep going if you’re not
inspire you to keep going if you’re not hungry enough to work for me then I
hungry enough to work for me then I
hungry enough to work for me then I don’t want you as part of my team it’s
don’t want you as part of my team it’s
don’t want you as part of my team it’s perfect they’ve self eliminated
perfect they’ve self eliminated
perfect they’ve self eliminated themselves the next thing I’ll do is
themselves the next thing I’ll do is
themselves the next thing I’ll do is right in the middle of that ugly nasty
right in the middle of that ugly nasty
right in the middle of that ugly nasty long terrible paragraph I’ll ask two
long terrible paragraph I’ll ask two
long terrible paragraph I’ll ask two questions one will be how many Twitter
questions one will be how many Twitter
questions one will be how many Twitter followers do I have and I’ll say please
followers do I have and I’ll say please
followers do I have and I’ll say please share this as your first sentence in
share this as your first sentence in
share this as your first sentence in your response back to me and then I’ll
your response back to me and then I’ll
your response back to me and then I’ll ask them what do you like about
ask them what do you like about
ask them what do you like about entrepreneurs because if you don’t like
entrepreneurs because if you don’t like
entrepreneurs because if you don’t like entrepreneurs you’re not gonna have a
entrepreneurs you’re not gonna have a
entrepreneurs you’re not gonna have a great time working for me so the first
great time working for me so the first
great time working for me so the first one tests did they actually read that
one tests did they actually read that
one tests did they actually read that long paragraph and the second one will
long paragraph and the second one will
long paragraph and the second one will test why do they want this job because
test why do they want this job because
test why do they want this job because you’re not just looking for a bum in a
you’re not just looking for a bum in a
you’re not just looking for a bum in a chair you’re looking for someone who’s
chair you’re looking for someone who’s
chair you’re looking for someone who’s gonna give you their heart and soul
gonna give you their heart and soul
gonna give you their heart and soul because they love what you’re all about
because they love what you’re all about
because they love what you’re all about so I posted the job I got hundreds of
so I posted the job I got hundreds of
so I posted the job I got hundreds of requests
requests
requests 80% of them 80% of them didn’t even
80% of them 80% of them didn’t even
80% of them 80% of them didn’t even mention the Twitter thing that I posted
mention the Twitter thing that I posted
mention the Twitter thing that I posted that means they just saw the ad saw was
that means they just saw the ad saw was
that means they just saw the ad saw was a marketing position and they sent in
a marketing position and they sent in
a marketing position and they sent in their cover letter in their resume 80% I
their cover letter in their resume 80% I
their cover letter in their resume 80% I would have burned my time reading all of
would have burned my time reading all of
would have burned my time reading all of their profiles their resumes or cover
their profiles their resumes or cover
their profiles their resumes or cover letters wasting my time when they spent
letters wasting my time when they spent
letters wasting my time when they spent five seconds looking at the job at
five seconds looking at the job at
five seconds looking at the job at that’s what’s gonna happen if somebody
that’s what’s gonna happen if somebody
that’s what’s gonna happen if somebody does not say in their first cent is like
does not say in their first cent is like
does not say in their first cent is like I clearly asked how many Twitter
I clearly asked how many Twitter
I clearly asked how many Twitter followers do I have then I don’t read
followers do I have then I don’t read
followers do I have then I don’t read their profile it saves me a ton of time
their profile it saves me a ton of time
their profile it saves me a ton of time see this is what you need to do this is
see this is what you need to do this is
see this is what you need to do this is why hiring it can be so painful and
why hiring it can be so painful and
why hiring it can be so painful and frustrating because you bring it on the
frustrating because you bring it on the
frustrating because you bring it on the wrong people and spending time with the
wrong people and spending time with the
wrong people and spending time with the wrong people
wrong people
wrong people okay so 80% gone I just cut my work down
okay so 80% gone I just cut my work down
okay so 80% gone I just cut my work down by a lot next the next 10% wrote
by a lot next the next 10% wrote
by a lot next the next 10% wrote something like I don’t know how many
something like I don’t know how many
something like I don’t know how many Twitter followers you have because you
Twitter followers you have because you
Twitter followers you have because you didn’t give me your account how hard is
didn’t give me your account how hard is
didn’t give me your account how hard is it to find Evan Carmichael on Twitter
it to find Evan Carmichael on Twitter
it to find Evan Carmichael on Twitter that was it was a small simple stupid
that was it was a small simple stupid
that was it was a small simple stupid easy test so all you showed me now is
easy test so all you showed me now is
easy test so all you showed me now is that you read then read the whole
that you read then read the whole
that you read then read the whole paragraph but you have zero
paragraph but you have zero
paragraph but you have zero resourcefulness to go out and find how
resourcefulness to go out and find how
resourcefulness to go out and find how many Twitter followers I have you type
many Twitter followers I have you type
many Twitter followers I have you type Evan Carmichael Twitter you’ll find me
Evan Carmichael Twitter you’ll find me
Evan Carmichael Twitter you’ll find me it’s not that hard
it’s not that hard
it’s not that hard so those 10% are gone too I don’t want
so those 10% are gone too I don’t want
so those 10% are gone too I don’t want them in my business if I have to explain
them in my business if I have to explain
them in my business if I have to explain every single thing step by step and you
every single thing step by step and you
every single thing step by step and you have zero resourcefulness then you’re
have zero resourcefulness then you’re
have zero resourcefulness then you’re not gonna be a good fit at my company
not gonna be a good fit at my company
not gonna be a good fit at my company and they shouldn’t be a good fit at your
and they shouldn’t be a good fit at your
and they shouldn’t be a good fit at your company either you should care about
company either you should care about
company either you should care about this stuff this is important the last
this stuff this is important the last
this stuff this is important the last 10% of the ones who actually said how
10% of the ones who actually said how
10% of the ones who actually said how many Twitter followers I had that’s like
many Twitter followers I had that’s like
many Twitter followers I had that’s like baseline right I’ve already eliminated
baseline right I’ve already eliminated
baseline right I’ve already eliminated 90 percent of people who were just
90 percent of people who were just
90 percent of people who were just wasting my time who didn’t even care
wasting my time who didn’t even care
wasting my time who didn’t even care about this those last 10 percent then I
about this those last 10 percent then I
about this those last 10 percent then I look at what their response was not just
look at what their response was not just
look at what their response was not just the Twitter followers but how did they
the Twitter followers but how did they
the Twitter followers but how did they answer the second question why are they
answer the second question why are they
answer the second question why are they like entrepreneurs do they do they have
like entrepreneurs do they do they have
like entrepreneurs do they do they have it in their blood was a part of their
it in their blood was a part of their
it in their blood was a part of their family what is it and you can tell some
family what is it and you can tell some
family what is it and you can tell some people speak with passion they speak
people speak with passion they speak
people speak with passion they speak from the heart I don’t care for this job
from the heart I don’t care for this job
from the heart I don’t care for this job if they’re perfect English or not I’m
if they’re perfect English or not I’m
if they’re perfect English or not I’m not asking to be a writer but I want to
not asking to be a writer but I want to
not asking to be a writer but I want to feel something from from their response
feel something from from their response
feel something from from their response they’re not just saying I love
they’re not just saying I love
they’re not just saying I love entrepreneurs and I hope to be one
entrepreneurs and I hope to be one
entrepreneurs and I hope to be one someday
someday
someday that’s not what I want so you get down
that’s not what I want so you get down
that’s not what I want so you get down to like the last two or three percent of
to like the last two or three percent of
to like the last two or three percent of people and then I’ll hire them on a
people and then I’ll hire them on a
people and then I’ll hire them on a small job a trial job this is something
small job a trial job this is something
small job a trial job this is something that they would do for me and I give
that they would do for me and I give
that they would do for me and I give them a limit so I’ll say you have 10
them a limit so I’ll say you have 10
them a limit so I’ll say you have 10 hours to do this job and I’ll give them
hours to do this job and I’ll give them
hours to do this job and I’ll give them like four tasks to do and some people
like four tasks to do and some people
like four tasks to do and some people will take the full ten hours to do it
will take the full ten hours to do it
will take the full ten hours to do it and some people will will not get it
and some people will will not get it
and some people will will not get it done within the ten hours and some
done within the ten hours and some
done within the ten hours and some people do anything I’ll just claim the
people do anything I’ll just claim the
people do anything I’ll just claim the ten hours and and so you’re losing a
ten hours and and so you’re losing a
ten hours and and so you’re losing a little bit of money on these people but
little bit of money on these people but
little bit of money on these people but what you want to see is how long does it
what you want to see is how long does it
what you want to see is how long does it take somebody to do the task
take somebody to do the task
take somebody to do the task I give them something that is hard and I
I give them something that is hard and I
I give them something that is hard and I see
see
see can they get this done within that ten
can they get this done within that ten
can they get this done within that ten hour limit
hour limit
hour limit are they being honest with me if they
are they being honest with me if they
are they being honest with me if they finish early are they billing me for ten
finish early are they billing me for ten
finish early are they billing me for ten hours are they gonna bill me for the 8.5
hours are they gonna bill me for the 8.5
hours are they gonna bill me for the 8.5 that they work that’s who I want I want
that they work that’s who I want I want
that they work that’s who I want I want the hustler the one who said I got all
the hustler the one who said I got all
the hustler the one who said I got all this stuff done and I did it under time
this stuff done and I did it under time
this stuff done and I did it under time what’s up that’s who I want to hire so
what’s up that’s who I want to hire so
what’s up that’s who I want to hire so you can do a lot of the work of
you can do a lot of the work of
you can do a lot of the work of screening people upfront you build the
screening people upfront you build the
screening people upfront you build the crazy long paragraph you ask them a
crazy long paragraph you ask them a
crazy long paragraph you ask them a question that is relatively easy to find
question that is relatively easy to find
question that is relatively easy to find if they just read what you wrote you
if they just read what you wrote you
if they just read what you wrote you give them something that relates to what
give them something that relates to what
give them something that relates to what you’re all about something passionate
you’re all about something passionate
you’re all about something passionate and see what the response is
and see what the response is
and see what the response is and the people who write back and give
and the people who write back and give
and the people who write back and give them some kind of trial job to test
them some kind of trial job to test
them some kind of trial job to test their skills is test if they’re the
their skills is test if they’re the
their skills is test if they’re the right fit for you or not small amount of
right fit for you or not small amount of
right fit for you or not small amount of money up front but it’s worth it for
money up front but it’s worth it for
money up front but it’s worth it for getting the right person anyway that’s
getting the right person anyway that’s
getting the right person anyway that’s my process it’s worked its work
my process it’s worked its work
my process it’s worked its work repeatedly I hope you’ll use it to make
repeatedly I hope you’ll use it to make
repeatedly I hope you’ll use it to make better hiring decisions I don’t want you
better hiring decisions I don’t want you
better hiring decisions I don’t want you to be the entrepreneur who tries to hire
to be the entrepreneur who tries to hire
to be the entrepreneur who tries to hire somebody it doesn’t work out and you say
somebody it doesn’t work out and you say
somebody it doesn’t work out and you say this is not for me I can’t hire people
this is not for me I can’t hire people
this is not for me I can’t hire people I’m gonna do it myself because that’s
I’m gonna do it myself because that’s
I’m gonna do it myself because that’s not how you have a real impact in the
not how you have a real impact in the
not how you have a real impact in the world you’ve got to bring people on and
world you’ve got to bring people on and
world you’ve got to bring people on and it’s tough and it’s harder you make
it’s tough and it’s harder you make
it’s tough and it’s harder you make mistakes and the first person you hire
mistakes and the first person you hire
mistakes and the first person you hire is probably gonna not gonna last with
is probably gonna not gonna last with
is probably gonna not gonna last with you right it just happens but I want you
you right it just happens but I want you
you right it just happens but I want you to minimize your mistakes and I want you
to minimize your mistakes and I want you
to minimize your mistakes and I want you to believe that the hiring people can
to believe that the hiring people can
to believe that the hiring people can work and you can you can bring on people
work and you can you can bring on people
work and you can you can bring on people to really help you build something
to really help you build something
to really help you build something powerful so that’s how I do it believe
powerful so that’s how I do it believe
powerful so that’s how I do it believe you guys liked this video please give it
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you have to think you have a question
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