The 'Ambiguous Requirement' Calculator
Before you get into the weeds of a search, before you even write your job spec, work out what you actually need to help your business succeed.
The most critical hires for start-ups and scale-ups in emerging, deep-tech and science-led fields can present a daunting challenge. You likely have a good idea of where you want to get to; but you're operating in a nascent area where your immediate needs may not be 100% clear-cut, and there's likely not an exact blueprint out there for what you need — it could wear several hats, maybe didn't exist as a role two years ago, and "good" hasn't been defined yet.
We hear countless stories of businesses working out what they truly need through hires that fail. This is an expensive way to learn, not to mention the time-drag caused. There are better ways of maximising the odds of your next hire actually succeeding in post, and helping your business to achieve its mission. Start at the start…
Answer ten honest questions about your next key hire. We'll show you where your real non-negotiables are, what you can quietly drop, where your requirements contradict each other — and the questions worth asking when you finally meet someone.