Hiring Doc •

This Notion document is 1/2 structured template and 1/2 battle-tested hiring resources.

This structured template has been used across multiple startups and optimized over time with the singular purpose of bringing clarity to the recruitment process for People & Talent Ops, Finance, and hiring managers. It is designed with precision and simplicity in mind but includes a dense layout from role discovery to sending an offer in one place so everyone’s aligned.

The hiring resources in this document have been used to hire hundreds of top talent candidates and ensure your team is covering all of the bases for finding the right hire. From job description to compensation, to posting channels, to skills ratings and interviewing lineups, you’ll feel confident interviewing and selecting the right people for your team.


What’s Included:

• Written and video tutorials for using the template
• Discovery (How do we know we need this role, and what are the steps from A to Z)
• Details (Slack channel, posting locations, job description, compensation, application questions)
• Skills (What are the core competencies required for this role we are searching for, interviewing on, and rating against)
• Interviewing (How many stages are there, what's happening at each one, who is involved)
• Assessments (Work trials or assessments)
• Validation (30/60/90 templates for validating selection and holding hiring managers accountable)


This Template Is For

• Hiring managers
• HR / Talent Professionals
• Lean start-ups without a recruiting team or ATS
• Training interviewers involved in this recruiting process
• Connecting talent efforts with finance and hiring managers
• Used as the canonical doc for discovery, alignment, and communication