Also, props for #8: "Don’t expect to pay median salaries for top talent." I've repeatedly had this conversation with CEOs / hiring managers during the interview process: you want to pay median / 65th percentile salaries for 90+ percentile employees?
Two years ago I actually told the CEO that he was basically trying to hire a really smart person who sucked at math, and I wasn't interested. He was a little shocked, but I was having a hard time wrapping my head around the company's stated desire to hire great talent while not paying top of the market salaries...
Two years ago I actually told the CEO that he was basically trying to hire a really smart person who sucked at math, and I wasn't interested. He was a little shocked, but I was having a hard time wrapping my head around the company's stated desire to hire great talent while not paying top of the market salaries...