This platform sounds like a great idea, but I’m in over my head and need to test my assumptions in a methodological way to determine if it really has legs.
What are the most pressing assumptions?
- Companies (entrepreneurs/hiring managers) are self-aware and clear about their mission and values.
- There is a problem with recruiting talent and maintaining low employee turnover.
- Job Seekers are clear about their passion and values.
- Job Seekers believe that it’s more effective to apply with quality > quantity.
- No one else is really solving this problem the way I believe it needs to be.
How I’m validating:
- Customer Discovery. Interview Job Seekers, Entrepreneurs, Hiring Managers, Recruiters to uncover their challenges with hiring and retaining talent. Try to uncover what they believe is causing some of these challenges.
- Minimum Viable Product (MVP). Workshops for Job Seekers and Employers on Value-Based Hiring to determine if there is an appetite for this new methodology and assess who I’m able to attract to said workshops.
- MVP version 2. Organize a Career Fair which creates space for companies to highlight their Mission+Vision and assess if they are able to recruit better quality talent from it.
- Create a listing system that allows companies to easily highlight their mission, vision, and values to attract the right type of talent for their organization.
Timeline
Jan 2019: Cx Discovery + Workshop
Feb 2019: Workshops
Mar 2019: Career Fair