Ep. 8 - Bad Lab Employees

EQ.IQ Podcast with Nick and Damien

You need square pegs for square holes.

Mismatches between people and the jobs they’re hired to do can cost your team money, morale, and momentum. Putting in some groundwork before you post your next job ad will help ensure that your next hire is the right fit for your team’s needs.

00:34 Introduction

In this episode, your hosts Nick and Damien from Experimental Designs Consulting discuss how to improve your job descriptions and hiring processes to make sure you find the right people to drive your research forward.

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03:41 Errors and trials

Mis-hires happen, but you can minimize their impact by learning to spot them sooner. In this section, your hosts discuss how to recognize those early red flags, and how to improve your hiring processes to make sure you’re recruiting the right people.

15:53 Seeking Dr. Right

We all have biases. Some biases can lead you to make a mis-hire by drawing your focus to the wrong metrics; however, working to understand what you’re biased towards can help you define a candidate skill and attitude profile that’s a perfect match for the role you need to fill.

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