Managed vs. managing
People work for a manager, not a logo.
So the core of a hiring match is a pair of answers: how you like to be managed, and how the person you'd report to actually manages. Each hiring manager answers personally. Mentoring works the same way, and peers answer both sides.
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Example screen, simplified from the app.
Eight topics, asked both ways
The employee or mentee answers "I want…". The manager or mentor answers "I give…" with the same options.
| Item | The options, for both sides |
|---|---|
| Feedback | As it happens / Weekly / At milestones / Only when something's wrong |
| Feedback tone | Blunt / Direct but kind / Softened / In writing |
| Autonomy | The goal only / The goal and a plan / Step-by-step direction |
| Check-ins | Daily / A few times a week / Weekly / When I ask |
| Mistakes | Let me fix it / Help me fix it / Show me the right way |
| Pace | Steady / Bursts with deadlines / Fast and constant |
| Communication | In person / Call / Text / Email |
| Recognition | Pay / Praise / More responsibility / Learning |
How the pairs are read
Both ways
Each person can say what they'd like from the other, and how much it matters. A manager who gives the goal only and a candidate who wants step-by-step direction can still match, if neither marked it as important.
Corrected by reality
After a hiring meetup, candidates rate whether the manager matched the profile. Over time, what people observe outweighs what anyone claims about themselves.
Mentoring extras
How often to meet, and what the mentee wants (skills, career advice, connections, a sounding board) against what the mentor offers.
Why this matters
In the hiring simulation, most of the app's gain in one-year retention came from ranking on fit (direction, pay and perks, and manager style) and from candidates choosing on the card, rather than from vouches. That's a simulation on synthetic people, not a measured result, and we say more about its limits on the fairness page.
The point is simple: a good hire with the wrong manager is still a bad fit. We'd rather find that out before anyone meets.
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