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evaluating-candidates

refoundai/lenny-skills

Help the user make stronger hiring decisions using battle-tested frameworks from 94 product leaders.

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npx skills add https://github.com/refoundai/lenny-skills --skill evaluating-candidates
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About this skill
Help the user make stronger hiring decisions using battle-tested frameworks from 94 product leaders. When the user asks for help evaluating candidates: Shishir Mehrotra: "I generally value the reference check over interview signals. Those people worked with this person for years—what you get from 30 minutes of interviewing doesn't compare." Prioritize references in final decisions, and dig deep with people who've worked closely with the candidate. Adam Fishman: "The goal is not to find someone who's 11/10 on everything—that person doesn't exist. Create a well-rounded team by hiring to fill gaps in your portfolio." Before opening a role, map your team's current strengths and weaknesses. Elena Verna: "We do 2-3 day paid work trials to see candidates in action—how they handle chaos and lack of clarity. This company is not for everybody." Work trials reveal what interviews cannot: how someone actually operates. Albert Cheng: "High agency and 'clock speed' are better predictors than deep experience.

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What does evaluating-candidates do?

Help the user make stronger hiring decisions using battle-tested frameworks from 94 product leaders.

Is evaluating-candidates good?

evaluating-candidates does not have approved reviews yet, so SkillJury cannot publish a community verdict.

What agent does evaluating-candidates work with?

evaluating-candidates currently lists compatibility with codex, gemini-cli, opencode, cursor, github-copilot, claude-code.

What are alternatives to evaluating-candidates?

Skills in the same category include telegram-bot-builder, flutter-app-size, sharp-edges, iterative-retrieval.

How do I install evaluating-candidates?

npx skills add https://github.com/refoundai/lenny-skills --skill evaluating-candidates

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