You need to hire the right people, so stop sending in the clowns
ATTENTION: Managers Tired of Hiring the Wrong People and Suffering the Consequences!
Is your team filled with underperformers, slackers, and “problem employees”? Are you constantly cleaning up their messes, losing sleep over missed deadlines, or worse—watching your own job security slip away because the people you hired just can’t get the job done?
Here’s the hard truth: It’s YOUR fault.
But here’s the good news: It doesn’t have to be.
Introducing "Stop Sending in the Clowns: An Experienced Manager’s Guide to Hiring Right" by The Skillful PM—the no-nonsense guide that will completely change how you hire, once and for all.
Hiring is the most important thing you do as a manager, yet no one ever bothers to train you how to do it right. You’re left to figure it out on your own, and more often than not, that leads to costly mistakes. One bad hire can destroy your productivity, blow up your budget, and even cost you your job.
But that ends NOW.
In this powerful, straight-to-the-point book, the author distills decades of experience and proven strategies into a step-by-step guide that will help you attract, select, and keep the right people for the job. You’ll learn how to avoid the hiring traps that most managers fall into—and stop wasting your time on candidates who can’t deliver.
Here’s What You’ll Get:
Writing a Good Job Posting: This is where most managers screw up from the start. Learn how to write job postings that actually attract the right people—instead of getting swamped with resumes from the wrong ones.
Reviewing Resumes Effectively: Stop wasting hours sifting through irrelevant resumes. This section will teach you how to quickly identify the best candidates and avoid the time-sucking trap of chasing dead ends.
Asking the Wrong Questions: The fastest way to make a hiring disaster? Asking stupid, irrelevant, or even illegal questions. This chapter is your guide to what not to ask, saving you from embarrassing missteps that could land you in hot water.
Meet STAR and CARL: Discover how to use these proven interview techniques to dig deep into a candidate’s real experience and accomplishments. No more getting snowed by someone who talks a good game but can’t actually deliver.
Find Round Pegs for Round Holes: This isn’t just about filling a position. It’s about finding the perfect fit—someone whose skills, experience, and personality align with the job and your team.
Ask the Right Questions: Bring everything together and learn how to run interviews that reveal the truth about your candidates. You’ll be able to spot potential winners—and weed out the fakers.
Plan Your Team Interviews: Stop letting your hiring team run in circles. This chapter shows you how to coordinate your interview process so that everyone is on the same page and working toward one goal: hiring the best person for the job.
Make the Right Offer: You've found the right person—now what? Learn how to put together an offer that gets the best value for your company while ensuring you don’t lose top talent to your competitors.
Keep the Employee You Want: Once you’ve made the right hire, don’t blow it by losing them. This guide shows you how to keep top performers on board, so you don’t end up in an endless cycle of hiring, re-hiring, and wasting more time.
Bottom Line:
If you’re serious about hiring the right people—and finally putting an end to the chaos of bad hires—you need this book.
"Stop Sending in the Clowns" gives you the tools, the strategies, and the confidence to stop hiring disasters before they happen and start building a team that actually performs.
Because let’s face it—great managers hire great teams, and your success depends on it.
Get your copy today and learn how to hire right the first time. Stop sending in the clowns—and start building the high-performing team you need to succeed!