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Hire someone great

A ready-made journey for anyone who wants to hire someone great: 9 steps, about 5.6 hours in all, in an order that works — work steps of 30 minutes or less, with real-world sessions kept whole.

Opens in Nextep with a two-minute first step lit. Free, and no account needed to begin.

When it's useful

When you have decided to hire someone great but the first move is fuzzy. Nextep shows one step at a time, keeps the rest in order, and never calls anything overdue — a day that slips simply becomes today.

The steps

1. 1Write the role scope45 min
2. 2Agree the budget and level with the decision maker30 min
3. 3Write the job post30 min
4. 4Post it and ask 5 people for referrals30 min
5. 5Build the screening scorecard30 min
6. 6Screen the first 10 candidates60 min
7. 7Run the panel interviewstime block · 60 min
8. 8Check references on the finalist30 min
9. 9Extend the offer20 min

Work steps over 30 minutes are split into parts when you start, so they fit somewhere in a day; sessions — a run, an appointment, a call — stay whole.