Hirers
Know what it's like to work with someone… before you hire them
A fast, reliable way to know if candidates can deliver amazing work, are reliable, a cultural fit, have that xFactor, and can deliver that extra 10%
Hire in weeksRetain talent for yearsHire Great Talent & HumansGet 10% Better with Each HireRemove BiasReduce team hiring time by 90%For under $200.What Is and What is In a Tryout
The Tryouts condenses a 3 month hiring process into days. Get to know the person, their work quality and speed, how they deal with challenges and feedback, and do they have that xFactor to keep moving the company forward.
The Work
See and compare their actual work. Does it meet your exact needs and take it a step further.
The Person
Get to know the person. Empathy, Me vs We, personality type and more.
The Mind
Do they have that xFactor - always looking for angles and insights to help the company win.
The Fit
Are they a fit for your stage, size and team.
How does a Tryout Work
Think about a Tryout like an open audition for your favorite sports team or broadway show. It's a chance to see what people are capable of when given the chance - delivering a creative pool of fresh candidates to improve your organization with every hire.
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Your Custom Needs
Already have a JD (job description), copy and paste it - if not the Tryout Creation process captures what we need in less than 5 minutes.
5 minutes
02
Your Custom Tryout
The Tryouts converts your needs into a Custom Tryout that delivers the ideal fit (work + human). The Tryout includes custom questions, and a work and communications test.
24 hours
03
Top 3 Candidates
The Tryouts filters down to the top 3 in days - via insight into how each candidate thinks, communicates, their work quality + speed, and interest in working for you.
5 days
Hiring with The Tryouts
1k Apps to 3 Great People in 5 Days
90% Reduction in Team Time
Reduce Attrition by 50%
Real Work Matching Exact Needs
Eliminate all but Final Interviews
Eliminate Bias
10% Better with Each Hire
The Roles we Cover
We cover all of the roles required to blitzscale a startup or build a winning product and revenue funnel inside large and growing organizations.
Have a need we don’t list below? Contact Us, Let us know what you need
MARKETING
Social Media
Social media marketers need to do much more than content creation. They are brand builders, customer acquisition experts, the first touch for sales, support, and product research. The Social Media Tryout identifies talent that can do it all - exceptionally well.
MARKETING
SEO + Content
SEO is much more than rank - it's about connecting with ideal customers during each stage of their buying journey - each piece of content created with the ideal journey in mind. Our SEO Tryout identifies candidates that connect the dots from top to bottom of funnel.
MARKETING
Email Marketer
Email marketing is a tool to provide value, engage an audience and pre-empt support requests. The Email Marketer Tryout identifies candidates that understand and can execute an email program that attracts, acquires and retains customers.
MARKETING
Product
The Product Marketer understands demand gen., and pipeline and customer success - connecting customer needs to product value. The Product Marketer Tryout identifies talent that understand how to connect customer problems to company solutions through digital story telling.
GROWTH
Paid Acquisition
There's a reason we don't break up SEM, Social and CPC. 1 channel only creates unit economic risk by focusing on optimizing a channel vs optimizing paid acquisition across channels. The Paid Growth Tryout identifies talent that knows how to leverage each paid channel based on the OKR.
GROWTH
Hacker
The Growth Hacker is someone that finds ways to drive rapid growth (like the early days of Zynga on Facebook). The Growth Hacker (or Blitzscaler) Tryout identifies talent that can find the angles to drive growth with unique tactics and untapped channels.
GROWTH
Full Stack Growth
The Full Stack Growth Marketer (Head of Demand Gen.), understands the role each demand gen. tactic plays in the user journey and can get their hands dirty to build and measure campaigns. The Full Stack Tryout identifies talent that can connect, execute and measure the dots.
SALES
BDR (Lead Gen.)
A great BDR understands the importance of context and timing. They aren't focused on shoving people into a funnel but rather understanding how to identify and attract prospects at the right time. The BDR Tryout identifies talent that connects target customer goals to company OKRs.
SALES
SDR (Lead Mngmnt.)
A great SDR is a nurturer and consultant. They appreciate the difficulty in the buying decision journey and connect with customers' pains and needs. The SDR Tryout identifies talent that has the special mix of extreme empathy and focus to deliver against customer and company goals.
SALES
Full Stack Sales
The Full Stack salesperson can source, nurture, close and support. This is a key role early on when you need someone that can drive company revenue while informing product road maps. The Full Stack Sales Tryout identifies talent that is consultant, nurturer, closer and dot connecter all in one.
DATA
BI and Analytics
This role is about how to connect the dots from 1st touch to 10 year customers - delivering insights that drive decision making for marketing, sales and product. The BI Tryout identifies talent that looks for the angles in data and can capture then translate firehoses of data into business and product insights.
DESIGN
UX / UI
UX / UI design is about a journey. A great designer takes a user through their natural questions, thoughts and feelings on a page to drive them through to a desired action and transaction. The UX / UI Tryout identifies talent that create journeys that convert and design that delights.
ENGINEERING
Mobile
Mobile Engineers today are connecting APIs, displaying complex functions and they know how to manage device vs server side activities to optimize the user experience. The Mobile Engineer Tryout identifies talent that can build anything - but thinks before they start to code.
ENGINEERING
Full Stack
Full Stack Engineers connect APIs, displaying complex functions and know how to manage browser side vs server side activities to optimize the user experience and hosting costs. The Full Stack Engineer Tryout identifies talent that can build anything - but thinks before they start to code.
ENGINEERING
Front End UI
Front End UI Engineers are the front line of your experience. They decide how a user engages with content across devices including how the pages perform (speed and interactions). The Front End UI Engineer Tryout identifies talent that deliver responsive experiences that delight and convert.
ENGINEERING
Back End
Back End Engineers ensure data is connected, displaying and storing properly. There is so much detail in the proper handling of data. The Back End Engineer Tryout identifies talent that can do all 3 - plan, manage and execute.
Track Record
The Tryouts was founded by serial entrepreneurs and operators that have built, scaled, sold and taken public 14 companies. We spent 20 years developing hiring systems and nothing mattered more than the "on field" performance to mirror what it's like to work with each candidate - before the hire
1,100+
Hired
1 Week
Average time To Hire
94%
Retained > 5 Years
Get Your Tryout Today
We have you covered - whether you just want the custom Tryout to hire yourself or you want us to source and vet diverse talent. Not 100% sure what you need? Grab 15 minutes with us and we will have you all set up by the time the call is done.
FULL SERVICE, KEEP IT OPEN
$199
Per Month
unlimited candidates
A Custom Tryout providing deep insight into a candidate’s ability to execute, communicate, deliver that xfactor, and their desire to work for you - plus sourcing and vetting talent - plus a blueprint for onboarding talent by role and seniority level.
The Full Service, Keep it Open, Includes:
• A Custom Tryout
• Sourced & Vetted Talent - the top 3 candidates
• Unlimited Candidates
• An open Tryout to find talent on a rolling basis.
FULL SERVICE, ONE TIME
$199
1 time payment
unlimited candidates
A Custom Tryout providing deep insight into a candidate’s ability to execute, communicate, deliver that xfactor, and their desire to work for you - plus sourcing and vetting talent - plus a blueprint for onboarding talent by role and seniority level.
The Full Service, One Time, Includes:
• A Custom Tryout
• Sourced & Vetted Talent - the top 3 candidates
• Unlimited Candidates
CUSTOM TRYOUT
$49
1 time payment
unlimited candidates
A Custom Tryout providing deep insight into a candidate’s ability to execute, communicate, deliver that xfactor, and their desire to work for you - plus a blueprint for sourcing and onboarding talent.
The Custom Tryout Includes:
• A Test Project to validate critical thinking, problem solving & attention to detail.
• Questions to validate soft skills such as empathy.
• Resources for sourcing talent by budget & region.