Molson Hart

What's a more effective way to judge candidates in interviews? Using a point system i.e. Intelligence: 7, Integrity: 8, Experience 4, Energy: 9 Or just using your intuition/gut?

Kahnemann in thinking fast and slow shows some empirical evidence that a principled a priori point system is superior to gut. But. 1/2

I think it only works for employee employees. I.e. the job scope is well defined and what you expect from the employee is predictable. If what you want is more like a partner for a startup then no idea. 2/2

Presumably, the point system vs. intuition was measured against employee performance a year later or something...and a year later did they use intuition or the point system?

Just reread the Kahneman research...the Israeli army is quite a bit different from hiring on a small scale for a small company. The factors used at a small company cannot be equally weighted. Everyone I know who has done a lot of hiring says it's a crapshoot no matter what.

Probably the best way to judge is "try before you buy" - give them the actual work on a part-time basis before a hire and see what you get back.