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- stepson
OK so in the coming months I'm giving up freelancing to start a small studio. I'm looking to hire a graphic designer and a programmer.
To state the obvious, I'm looking for talented, hard workers who I get along well with. Anyone succeeded / failed in this capacity? Any advice / horror stories from behind the interviewing desk would be greatly appreciated.
Because it'll be such a small team, my main concern is being too heavily swayed by folio and/or personality rather than efficiency and other boring attributes.
What are the best / worst questions I could ask potential candidates? What's the ideal hiring process?
- melq0
Congratulations and best of luck.
The only advice I can offer is that, especially when starting up a small shop, those people you initially hire will have a huge effect upon your success/stress.
Take your time and recognize that hiring someone that isn't the right fit is a lot more expensive than not hiring someone at all.
- maikel0
As a piece of advice, pay a lot of attention to the 'boring stuff' - even I might suggest you to work with somebody who finds that entertaining.
Coordinating a studio is not an easy task - creative projects have monstrous deviations and relatively high risk as clients rarely know what he wants or how to phrase it.
Best of luck!
- 23kon0
personality plays a huge part when hiring for a new small company.
you's are going to be working together for 8+ hours a day in a small office so you better make sure you's will get on.