Asynchronous Hiring Process Framework
The ideal asynchronous hiring process ensures a transparent and efficient approach to finding the best candidates for a company. This comprehensive framework covers every stage, from crafting job specifications to conducting interviews and evaluations, maximizing flexibility and effectiveness for both the organization and the applicants.
The Framework:
Step 1 - Create a transparent Career Page.
Develop a clear and updated career page with the company's mission, culture, and values accessible to the public.
Step 2 - Provide a comprehensive Job Specification
Company and Job Title Intro: Briefly describe the company, job title, mission, and job's contribution to the mission.
Job Responsibilities: Detail the work, desired outcomes, and team context, if applicable.
Ideal Applicant Profile: Describe desired soft skills, values alignment, and any non-ideal traits.
Company Benefits: Explain the company's operations, reasons to join, and provide transparent compensation figures.
Application Process: Share the entire hiring process, application details, and additional company information.
Application Rules: Include a mandatory field in the application to filter out speed-applicants and bots.
Step 3 - Develop an application Process:
Application Start: Begin with a LinkedIn profile, proof of motivation (cover letter or video), and job post consideration.
First Round: Survey - Filter applicants based on LinkedIn and motivation, then send a short survey to qualified candidates.
Second Round: Screening Call - Filter applicants based on survey results and conduct a 20-30 minute screening interview.
Third Round: Test Work - Assign short, relevant tasks to demonstrate skills, and consider compensating applicants for their work.
Fourth Round: Panel Discussion - Have team leaders and members evaluate test work, and invite qualified candidates for a panel discussion on a relevant topic.
Final Round: Offer - Extend an offer to candidates who pass the panel discussion.
Notification and Feedback: Inform candidates not moving forward at each stage, providing personalized feedback for those who advanced further in the process.
Throughout this process, all steps (except for the screening call and panel discussion) can be conducted asynchronously.
Applicant filtering, survey result reviews, test work evaluations, and panel discussion voting can also be done asynchronously, maximizing flexibility and efficiency.
