I have been hiring for WebSpero Solutions for past 3 years, and here are somethings that I have learned by hiring for my team. 

1. #Years Experience is Overrated

Minimum 5 years of experience required!
 Minimum 7 years of Experience required!

I have seen lot of job posts with such requirements and initially did the same while hiring for my own company. But very soon I realized that Job experience is over rated.  It does not really matter how many years a person has spent in the industry, what matters is what he has done in those years.  
May be 1 year or 2 years is the time a person takes to learn about the industry but after that it doesn’t really matter. What matters is what all a person has done, how much has he explored in the job role.

2. Culture Fit Is Important

I always thought culture is just a jargon used by Fortune 500 firms, but when I hired the 10th employee, I realized culture is for real.
and it is something you need to build consciously.  And once you have a culture, some values, you must see if the new hiring will fit in. You don’t want your lean open team to turn into a bureaucratic non productive team just by hiring few managers who have done relevant work but have totally different values than what your organization has. 

and it is something you need to consciously build.  And once you have a culture, some values, you must see if the new hiring will fit in. You don’t want your lean open team to turn into a bureaucratic non productive team just by hiring few managers who have done relevant work but have totally different values than what your organization has. 

3. 30 Minutes are not Enough!

A 30 minute interview tells you the same amount about a candidate as much a TV ad tells you about a product. You might buy it after watching the ad, but when you actually see the product, you might feel frustrated. It has happened with us a lot of times.

Now,We almost never hire anyone directly after an interview.We hire a person on a trial job, we hire them on hourly basis for few hours a week, and we work with them for couple of weeks. It gives us and the person a clear idea if we are a right fit and if it works out only then we offer full time roles. Hiring is slow but it directly impacts the work and improves retention as well.