Abuzeid: 'Cultural fit' and 'gut feeling' must be removed from hiring
Dr. Iman Abuzeid · How I Built Resilience: Dr. Iman Abuzeid of Incredible Health · Nov 25, 2020 · at 21:22
Dr. Iman Abuzeid, co-founder and CEO of healthcare hiring marketplace Incredible Health, explains best practices for structured interviewing.
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“In terms of interview practices, when we're hiring for our team, the most critical thing is to get phrases like cultural fit, and like my gut feeling. These kinds of phrases need to just be removed from any hiring process. Totally.”
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