Yesterday, someone asked me more about talent selection and why „subset narrowing“ is important. It is easier for him to select the best talent from a subset of 10 people than from 100 or 1000 people. You might think that having 1000 candidates means you have a better chance of finding a unicorn genius, but it takes longer and creates more choices and potential for errors in judgment. . Scaling up is one of the strategies he says gets the best results, but it's not the only strategy.
The hardest part about narrow subsets is making sure you attract the „best“ 50 candidates while fighting off 450 candidates.
This is clear in theory, but difficult to implement as a strategy. But those who choose top talent have figured out a way to fend off mediocre talent.
That is From Katherine Boyle.
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