Hiring Assesment Form

This quick 7-question assessment will help us understand your design hiring approach. In return, you'll get a personalized hiring audit report highlighting where you stand and what could work better.

1. How do you really evaluate design talent?

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1. How do you really evaluate design talent?

We have a proper framework that tests business impact and problem-solving

We do design tests but struggle to evaluate them consistently

We primarily judge portfolios and trust our gut in interviews

We hire based on visual appeal and hope for the best

2. What's your batting average with design hires?

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2. What's your batting average with design hires?

80%+ turn out to be great hires who deliver results

About half our hires end up being solid contributors

More misses than hits, if we're being honest

We've had so many false starts it's becoming a pattern

3. What's the reality of your design budget situation?

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3. What's the reality of your design budget situation?

We invest in quality design talent and see clear business returns

We pay market rate but question if we're optimizing our investment

We can't afford the caliber of designers we actually need

We're patching design gaps with affordable but inconsistent talent

4. What's your typical cost for hiring a full-time designer?

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4. What's your typical cost for hiring a full-time designer?

$100K+ annually (plus benefits/overhead)

$70K-$100K annually

$40K-$70K annually

Under $40K annually

We mainly use freelancers or agencies

5. How much leadership time gets sucked into design hiring?

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5. How much leadership time gets sucked into design hiring?

Minimal – we have a system that works without executive involvement

A few hours a week but it's manageable

It's significantly cutting into strategic work

It's become a major distraction for our leadership team

6. How's your design team performing against business goals?

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6. How's your design team performing against business goals?

Our designers directly improve conversion rates and revenue

They produce quality work but impact is difficult to measure

Design is mostly implemented after key decisions are made

We struggle to connect design work to business outcomes

7. Which designer types give you the biggest hiring headaches?

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7. Which designer types give you the biggest hiring headaches?

UX/UI designers who understand both user experience and business impact

Brand/graphic designers who can balance aesthetics with conversion

Email/marketing design specialists who drive engagement

Specialized talent (motion, 3D, etc.)

Other

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Hiring Assesment Form

1. How do you really evaluate design talent?

2. What's your batting average with design hires?

3. What's the reality of your design budget situation?

4. What's your typical cost for hiring a full-time designer?

5. How much leadership time gets sucked into design hiring?

6. How's your design team performing against business goals?

7. Which designer types give you the biggest hiring headaches?

Where should we send your report?

What is your company name?

What is your name?