Summary: Golden Ventures’ Alison Kaizer joins host Anita Chauhan to talk about why early-stage founders keep hiring the wrong people, and how to fix it. From AI aptitude to structured interviews to CV-free hiring, this quick-hit episode challenges every old rule of recruiting. You’ll Learn: • Why resume and pedigree bias still plague startups. • How AI aptitude outweighs tenure and titles. • The difference between experience and problem-solving ability. • How to build a CV-free interview...
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Summary: Golden Ventures’ Alison Kaizer joins host Anita Chauhan to talk about why early-stage founders keep hiring the wrong people, and how to fix it. From AI aptitude to structured interviews to CV-free hiring, this quick-hit episode challenges every old rule of recruiting. You’ll Learn: • Why resume and pedigree bias still plague startups. • How AI aptitude outweighs tenure and titles. • The difference between experience and problem-solving ability. • How to build a CV-free interview...
Stop Hiring Your Mirror: Culture Add at Microsoft Canada
Looks Good on Paper
15 minutes
2 weeks ago
Stop Hiring Your Mirror: Culture Add at Microsoft Canada
What if your best hire doesn’t “fit” your culture—they add to it? Microsoft Canada’s Kree Govender shares a practical stack you can try this month: - hire culture add (not clones), - test with the Three A’s: Attitude, Aptitude, Assimilation (to change), - run STAR interviews with independent panels to avoid groupthink, - use AI tools like Microsoft Copilot to surface hidden bias, - and swap vanilla CVs for 90-second video/audio intros that actually show how people think. In this...
Looks Good on Paper
Summary: Golden Ventures’ Alison Kaizer joins host Anita Chauhan to talk about why early-stage founders keep hiring the wrong people, and how to fix it. From AI aptitude to structured interviews to CV-free hiring, this quick-hit episode challenges every old rule of recruiting. You’ll Learn: • Why resume and pedigree bias still plague startups. • How AI aptitude outweighs tenure and titles. • The difference between experience and problem-solving ability. • How to build a CV-free interview...
