Aligned from The Start
Most bad hires aren’t skill mistakes. They’re alignment mistakes.
Aligned from The Start turns your core values into curated, candidate-specific interviews, so you catch misalignment before day one, when it’s still free.
Now in private pilot with select clubs and inns.
The Story
Thirty years in hospitality taught me how not to hire (mostly). A 2010 visit to Zappos set my hair on fire. The fifteen years since, and roughly a thousand interviews, have proven the alternative: first rebuilding the culture of a landmark Southern hotel, now upholding the standard at one of the country's most exclusive private golf clubs. The method is simple to say and hard to fake. Define each core value as behaviors you can observe, then interview for the behaviors, not for rehearsed answers about values.
Michael
How It Works
Three steps, start to decision.
Step One
Your values, made observable.
Bring real core values: the kind developed with your team, not written by leadership alone.
Step Two
Every interview, custom-built.
Add the position and the candidate's resume. The system generates a curated interview: questions tied to this candidate, follow-up probes that get past rehearsed answers, green and red flags for judging what you hear.
Step Three
You decide, consistently.
A simple 1–5 scorecard with non-negotiables. Two interviewers at your organization finally assess the same things.
The Four Dimensions
Every candidate, seen from four sides.
Values Alignment
Does this person already live your values?
Technical Competency
Can they do this job at your standard?
Team Fit
How will they land with the team they're actually joining?
Purpose & Commitment
Do they want to be part of something bigger than themselves?
AI prepares the interviewer. It never judges the candidate. Every question is generated; every decision is human.
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