# Hiring Playbook

> A Claude skill from mfwarren/entrepreneur-claude-skills.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-mfwarren-entrepreneur-claude-skills-hiring-playbook`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [mfwarren](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/mfwarren)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Content & Media](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/content-and-media)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [mfwarren](https://github.com/mfwarren)
- **Source:** https://github.com/mfwarren/entrepreneur-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/operations/hiring-playbook
- **Website:** https://mattwarren.co

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-mfwarren-entrepreneur-claude-skills-hiring-playbook
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Hiring Playbook

Job descriptions, interview scorecards, take-home assignments, and evaluation rubrics.

## Purpose

Hiring is the highest-leverage activity a founder does. A bad hire costs 3-6 months of salary plus opportunity cost. This skill structures the hiring process to reduce bad hires.

## Workflow

### Step 1: Define the Role
- Title and level
- Core responsibilities (3-5, not a laundry list)
- Must-have vs. nice-to-have skills
- Reporting structure
- Compensation range
- Remote/hybrid/onsite

### Step 2: Write the Job Description
- Hook: Why this role matters (not company history)
- What you'll do: Specifics, not vague responsibilities
- What you bring: Skills and experience (separate must-haves from nice-to-haves)
- What we offer: Compensation, benefits, culture (be specific)
- How to apply: Clear instructions, include a filter question

### Step 3: Interview Scorecard
For each competency, define:
- What you're assessing
- Questions to ask
- What a great answer looks like
- Scoring rubric (1-5)

### Step 4: Take-Home Assignment (if applicable)
- Should take under 2 hours
- Mirror real work they'd do in the role
- Clear evaluation criteria
- Respect their time — pay for it if possible

### Step 5: Evaluation Framework
- Structured debrief template
- Hire/No-hire decision framework
- Reference check questions

## Output Format
```markdown
## Hiring Playbook: [Role Title]

### Job Description
[Complete JD]

### Interview Scorecard
| Competency | Question | Great Answer | Score (1-5) |
|-----------|----------|-------------|-------------|

### Take-Home Assignment
[Brief and rubric]

### Reference Check Questions
[5 questions]
```

## Constraints
- Job descriptions should be inclusive — avoid gendered language and unnecessary requirements
- Don't use trick questions in interviews
- Take-home assignments must be reasonable in scope
- Evaluation criteria must be defined before interviewing, not after

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [mfwarren](https://github.com/mfwarren)
- **Source:** [mfwarren/entrepreneur-claude-skills](https://github.com/mfwarren/entrepreneur-claude-skills)
- **License:** MIT
- **Homepage:** https://mattwarren.co

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-mfwarren-entrepreneur-claude-skills-hiring-playbook
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/mfwarren
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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