How to Hire a Chief of Staff

I met a CEO/founder who fired her Chief of Staff after 2 weeks... Ouch! Ultimately, there wasn’t a fit in chemistry and capability. How can you avoid her mistake? Follow these 10 steps to hire the right Chief of Staff for you:

·      Assign a hiring manager or use a recruiting agency

·      Identify your leverage points and working style

·      Build a perfect Chief of Staff profile based on the CEO, executive team and company needs

·      Commit to attractive, market rate Chief of Staff comp

·      Create Loom videos re: CoS employee value prop

·      Leverage multiple talent sourcing channels

·      Interview a select number of candidates

·      Give finalists a project-based take home test

·      Create an attractive offer package for your #1 candidate

·      Close your new Chief of Staff!

You’ll land a perfect Chief of Staff that you definitely won’t fire in 2 weeks.