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How would you hire creative people?

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A checklist for an interview

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How would you hire creative people?

1. Ask for portfolios or other evidence of creative work prior to a personal appearance (Persuasive Advertising p 280)

- Consider having an administrator screen out irrelevant resume information such as religion, race, age, gender, and nationality

2. Use pre-specified evidence-based criteria (e.g., on personality or cognitive skills).

- If they will be working in a group, look for “task-related” diversity instead of “bio-demographic” diversity (Horwitz and Horwitz 2007 in Persuasive Advertising p 280)

3. Give a test that is a sample of the job they would do.

4. Do not meet the person until after deciding (Michael Lewis, Moneyball).

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Based on this exercise, write a small application step for yourself, and set a deadline, preferably within one week. If you are working with someone else, share your application plan and the results of your application.

• For example, when forming a group, consider “task-related” diversity instead of “bio-demographic” diversity.