Dan Martell - October 24, 2024


Test projects are essential for hiring


Episode Stats


Length

30 seconds

Words per minute

251.15

Word count

127

Sentence count

7


Summary

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In this episode, I talk about the importance of a test project for a CEO, and why it's a non-negotiable. I also talk about why you should hire a CEO if you're looking for a new one.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 I was hiring a CEO once you give everybody the same test project and they present it. The test
00:00:04.280 project for a CEO, for everybody listening is to build the 90 day plan. So you're going to hit the
00:00:08.440 ground. What are you going to do in the first 90 days? First guy goes up, starts reading a PowerPoint
00:00:12.500 slide, big no, no. Next person's plan was just what company did you make that for? Third guy
00:00:16.980 pulls up a diagram and I could tell by the quality of the diagram, the quality of thinking
00:00:21.020 is almost like you had me at hello. To me, test projects is non-negotiable. I haven't hired
00:00:26.820 anybody for a decade where I didn't start off by working on a project.