Guru weighs culture fit at 51% and technical capability at 49%
Rick Nucci · 20VC: The Most Successful Companies Are Not Where Employees Work The Most, How To Know When To Promote From Below Or Bring in External Candidates & Why It Is A Unique Advantage To Be Building A Company Outside A Tech Hub with Rick Nucci, Founder & CEO @ G · Jan 24, 2020 · at 21:41
Rick Nucci is the founder and CEO of Guru. He details how Guru structures candidate scorecards and conducts culture interviews to safeguard company values.
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“And that culture interview, if everybody's a yes and culture interview thumbs down, then we don't move forward with the candidate. And I talk about it as 51% culture fit, 49% skill and capability.”
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