Too Long; Didn't Read
There are some great <a href="http://hbr.org/2014/01/how-netflix-reinvented-hr/ar/pr?curator=MediaREDEF" title="http://hbr.org/2014/01/how-netflix-reinvented-hr/ar/pr?curator=MediaREDEF" target="_blank">posts</a> about <a href="http://boulter.com/blog/2013/03/22/4-essential-tips-for-hiring-the-best-engineers/" title="http://boulter.com/blog/2013/03/22/4-essential-tips-for-hiring-the-best-engineers/" target="_blank">how</a> <a href="http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/34234/The-HubSpot-Culture-Code-Creating-a-Company-We-Love.aspx" title="http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/34234/The-HubSpot-Culture-Code-Creating-a-Company-We-Love.aspx" target="_blank">companies</a> <a href="http://firstround.com/article/What-Everyone-Should-Know-About-How-Talent-is-Bought-and-Sold" title="http://firstround.com/article/What-Everyone-Should-Know-About-How-Talent-is-Bought-and-Sold" target="_blank">find</a> <a href="http://dev.hubspot.com/blog/interview-loop" title="http://dev.hubspot.com/blog/interview-loop" target="_blank">good</a> <a href="http://swedishstartupspace.com/2013/09/24/swede-abroad-github/" title="http://swedishstartupspace.com/2013/09/24/swede-abroad-github/" target="_blank">talent</a>. But in my opinion, there are less about how those <a href="http://eng.wealthfront.com/2013/10/pushing-feature-on-my-first-day.html" title="http://eng.wealthfront.com/2013/10/pushing-feature-on-my-first-day.html" target="_blank">talents</a>‘ <a href="http://lnbogen.com/2013/04/11/how-to-use-your-unfair-advantage-to-create-an-unforgettable-first-day-for-new-hires/" title="http://lnbogen.com/2013/04/11/how-to-use-your-unfair-advantage-to-create-an-unforgettable-first-day-for-new-hires/" target="_blank">first day</a>/week will help them become part of your Great Team. Over the years, I’ve found that we might miss some of those great talents due to bad timing, adjustment challenges, expectations mismatch, etc. The more common misses are even worse, you might lose out on their greatness just because they feel they are new and still need to learn, or they just <a href="http://randsinrepose.com/archives/ninety-days/" title="http://randsinrepose.com/archives/ninety-days/" target="_blank">fear their first 90 days</a>, which in the end makes their slow start their actual pace.