How Hiring Bar Drift Happens in Growing Design Teams
Unwritten hiring standards drift silently as teams grow and talent markets tighten.
Tobias Ng
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4 stories in Calibration & Standards.
Unwritten hiring standards drift silently as teams grow and talent markets tighten.
Hiring systems mistake confident résumés for actual building ability and miss stronger candidates.
Your team's private definitions of excellence will surface once you score the same candidate.
Locking scoring criteria before review prevents reviewers from shifting standards mid-process.