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Horn: Subordinates should never have veto power over hiring their future manager
“There are certain cases where you want to give the candidate exposure to the team, for example, that they may be managing, but those people shouldn't have veto power over, you know, who their next boss is going to be.”
Caroline Horn Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 7:26 a16z Podcast | Hiring is Hard -- Here’s How to Do it Right
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Horn: Unclear role expectations quickly turn off top executive candidates
“One of the things that turns great candidates off very quickly is if they feel like the company they're talking to or the CEO they're talking to really doesn't know what they want in a particular role.”
Caroline Horn Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 4:34 a16z Podcast | Hiring is Hard -- Here’s How to Do it Right
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Horn: Executive hiring success can be evaluated within three months
“It doesn't have to take, you know, a year to determine that someone isn't working out. If they're, you know, three months in, and they're not hitting some of those goals that they expected to, then it's pretty apparent.”
Caroline Horn Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 18:23 a16z Podcast | Hiring is Hard -- Here’s How to Do it Right
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