Eliza tries a lot of things.  Some work and some don’t.  That’s the price of innovation.
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One of the crazier things we’ve tried, that actually worked and worked well, was Speed Recruiting.

Basically take speed dating (five minutes at a table, bell rings, rotate, repeat) and apply it to an interviewing process and there you have it.

As for the origins, let’s have Elaine explain in the video below:
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We’re really fortunate to have a Human Resources guru who knows what she’s doing (read her take on motivating innovation), and not afraid to take chances - all the things that Speed Recruiting was designed to tease out from folks interested in joining team Eliza.
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She explains in the video above.
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Thanks to Dawn, Elaine, Brook (pic above) and everybody who participated - especially all of the future Eliza rock stars we met in 5-minute speed sessions.