HR Connect Conference Lviv 2019 ЮЛІЯ РОЩІНА "Grammarly Recruitment: Hiring top talent and building effective teams"

1. Hiring Top Talent and
Building Effective Teams
Yuliia Roshchina 25.05.2019

2. Hello!
● Technical Recruitment Specialist at
Grammarly since 2017
● 10 + years in Tech industry
● Engineering background
● Building teams is my passion

3. What will we cover
today?
How we hire
Methodologies and approaches we
use to hire top talent

4. Who is behind
Grammarly?
Kyiv
200+ team members
New YorkSan Francisco

5. EAGER Values
Ethical Этичность
Adaptable Гибкость
Gritty Настойчивость
Empathetic Эмпатия
Remarkable Незаурядность

6. Key Hiring Criteria
● Values:
Mindset & Cultural Fit
● Role-related knowledge:
Hard Skills & Talents

7. The “Big 4” of our recruiting process
Planning Execution Closing Retrospective

8. Recruiter vs Hiring
Manager:
Who is really responsible for
hiring?

9. ● Initial meeting between recruiter and
hiring manager
● Recruiting workbook
● Sourcing strategy
● Kick-off meeting with interview panel
Planning

10. Recruiting
Workbook
● Performance profile
(VTSK,OKR)
● Checklist
● Interview plan (focus areas
for interview panel)
● Interview questions
● Goals, strategy & tracking

11. Execution
● Sourcing/inbound
● Structured interview
process
● Talent scorecard
● Debrief sessions
● Ensure positive
candidate experience
● Continuous
improvement: Strategy
review sessions

12. Screening interview: General values and role fit
Online assignment: General technical assessment
Focused interview: Talents, skills, from performance profile VTSK
Topgrading interview: Behavioural patterns and performance prediction
Bar-raiser interview: Values cross-check and selling company
Interview Framework

13. ● Reference check
● Soft close
● Offer formulation
Closing

14. What was good about this
recruitment effort?
What could be better?
How?
Retrospective

15. Final Thoughts
What Are the Challenges?
● Balancing speed of hire with quality
of hire
● Low conversion rate at the top of the
funnel
● Limited talent pools due to niche skill
profiles
Key Benefits
● Top-performing team
● Low attrition
● Positive candidate experience <85%
● High offer acceptance rate <75%

16. Thank you!

17. Read
1.Lou Adler’s book The Essential Guide for Hiring & Getting
Hired
2. Geoff Smart, Randy Street, Who: The A Method for Hiring
3. Work Rules! by Laszlo Bock
Watch
4. Lou Adler on Hiring Great People Every Time | SourceIn NYC
Useful links and sources