Checklist
Hiring Readiness Checklist
Run this before opening any role — ten minutes that save two months of a drifting search.
- Estimated time: 6 min
- Updated for 2026
Fill it in your browser, then download it — or print it and complete it by hand.
Hiring Readiness Checklist
Ten minutes here save two months of a drifting search. Run it before the role is announced anywhere — internally or externally. If a box won't tick, the role is not ready.
The rule
- Don't open a role you can't describe in outcomes.
- Every unticked box is a gap the search will fall into.
- "We'll figure it out later" is where good hires go to stall.
01
Role clarity
02
The profile
03
Process readiness
04
Capacity & sign-off
Every box ticked? Open the role. If any box is blank, that blank is your next task — not the job ad.
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