Permanent Equity's Hiring Playbook

Permanent Podcast: Real Talk About Private Equity and Buying, Selling, and Operating Small Businesses

What’s your hiring process? Kelie Morgan, Director of Talent Acquisition at Permanent Equity, shares the 8-step hiring playbook she developed to find and hire great talent at the firm and our portfolio companies. Learn how to attract talent more efficiently, screen candidates more thoroughly, and conduct interviews most effectively – and why the most important part of the process might be the part you didn’t plan for.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

0:31 What Would You Say You Do Here?

2:32 Permanent Equity’s Hiring Playbook: 1 - The Job Description

5:01 2 - Resume Screening Process

7:05 3 - Screening Interview

11:55 4 - Competency Interview

13:13 5 - Deliverables & Personality Assessments

18:12 6 - In-Person Interviews & The Time Kelie Wore the Wrong Shoes

25:51 7 - Reference Checks

27:58 (8) - Your Firing Process

28:56 - How Kelie Conducts a Screening Interview

39:18 - 8-Step Recap - Visit permanentequity.com to Read More About Our Hiring Process

40:51 Legal Disclaimer

EPISODE CREDITS

Produced by David Cover

Additional editing & mixing by Ryan Lipman

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LEGAL DISCLAIMER

This podcast is made available solely for educational purposes, and the information presented here does not constitute investment, legal, tax or other professional advice, and should not be construed as an offering of advisory services, or as a solicitation to buy, an offer to sell, or a recommendation of any securities or other financial instruments. The thoughts and opinions expressed by or through this podcast are those of the individual guests and speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Permanent Equity. The discussion on this podcast of any entity, product or service does not imply an endorsement thereof, and the guests may have a financial interest, whether through investment or otherwise, in one or more of any such entities, products or services. This podcast is presented by Permanent Equity and may not be copied, reproduced, republished or posted, in any form, without its express written consent.