“We put in a lot of effort to detect signals in someone's application that predict performance… we found that ... political activism as a teen predicts drive and agency”
Prof G Markets · This EU Firm Made Billions Buying Up Forgotten Tech
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What was described
Hire slightly better people than they could afford by using a data-driven hiring process that scores applicants on many signals (GPA, university selectivity, teenage political activism, email tone, etc.)
Said nearby on the same subject
“We removed them from all of the BS. Totally. The recruitment, the university trip. You don't need to attend all hands and all these things so you can be heads up, which actually, by the way, works so much better than adding people.”
“He's talking about spending two, three hours a day on his hiring decision. The first call he makes is to the recruiter. The last call of the day he makes is to the recruiter.”
“We try to make those jobs as great as possible… hire two people that are absolutely happy… they will tell their other friends… we have hired so many people that way.”