Planning for Must-Haves at Each Stage — Template & Sample

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We promised your time spent on Figuring Out the Role and creating must-haves would pay off! Now, use this template to plan how you’ll test and evaluate the must-haves at each stage of the hiring process: job announcement, interviews, simulations/exercises, and reference checks. Keep in mind—you don’t have to test for every must-have at every stage, though most interview questions and simulations will surface multiple must-haves. By the final stages, test for the qualities or skills you haven’t seen yet.

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