Part one: SPEC The Role
Why most hires fail at the job spec stage, and how to write one that names the skills, personality, expectations and cultural fit you are actually buying. Includes the one page SPEC template.
The book
The Whole Framework, Chapter By Chapter
Hiring The Right People takes the keynote off the stage and puts it on your desk. Four parts, one process, and the templates to run it on every role you fill from here on.
Inside the book
Four Parts, In The Order You Actually Hire
Part two: Calibrating TALENT
The six dials you adjust for every role: Traits, Aptitude, Learning, Enthusiasm, Nurture and Team Fit. How to weight them, how to score them and how to stop one strong trait masking a weak one.
Part three: Competence Based Interviewing
Question banks by competency, how to probe for evidence rather than opinion, how to spot rehearsed answers, and how to run a panel that does not talk itself into the wrong person.
Part four: Verify & Hire
Trust but verify. Building a personalised reference script for your final one or two candidates, the questions that get honest answers, and how to weigh what you hear against your SPEC.
Why read it
What You Get Out Of It
Templates, not theory
Every chapter ends with something you can print, fill in and use on your next role.
Written for busy leaders
Short chapters, plain English, no academic detour and no jargon.
Grounded in assessment science
Four decades of psychometric practice, translated for people who are not psychologists.
Works without an HR team
Designed for founders and managers who are also the hiring manager.
One shared language
Get your whole team scoring candidates the same way, on the same criteria.
Read it once, hire better for the rest of your career.
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