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Looks Good on Paper
Looks Good on Paper flips hiring on its head. Hosted by Andrew Wood and Anita Chauhan, we dive into why CVs and "perfect fits" are overrated. Through fun, insightful conversations with industry experts, we explore how skills, potential, and real experience should be the focus of hiring... not what looks good on paper.
Quick, candid, and packed with actionable insights, we’re here to rewrite the rules of hiring, one episode at a time.
Looks Good on Paper
Stop Hiring Your Mirror: Culture Add at Microsoft Canada
What if your best hire doesn’t “fit” your culture—they add to it?
Microsoft Canada’s Kree Govender shares a practical stack you can try this month:
- hire culture add (not clones),
- test with the Three A’s: Attitude, Aptitude, Assimilation (to change),
- run STAR interviews with independent panels to avoid groupthink,
- use AI tools like Microsoft Copilot to surface hidden bias,
- and swap vanilla CVs for 90-second video/audio intros that actually show how people think.
In this episode you’ll learn:
- How to design for culture add and positive tension on purpose
- The Three A’s hiring lens (Attitude, Aptitude, Assimilation)
- Why STAR + independent interviewers raise signal and reduce bias
- How Copilot helps measure (not guess) interviewer bias
- When a 90-second intro beats a CV for early screening
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Chapters
00:00 Cold open — “Stop hiring your mirror”
00:26 Culture add vs culture fit (and why tension helps)
02:05 The Three A’s: Attitude, Aptitude, Assimilation (to change)
03:30 STAR interviews + independent panels (no groupthink)
05:00 Don’t guess bias—instrument it with Copilot
06:45 CVs → 90-second video/audio (what to ask for)
08:50 Leadership: Create Clarity • Generate Energy • Deliver Success
10:30 Model • Coach • Care in practice
12:20 What to pilot this month + wrap
Try one tactic this month and tell us what changed: 90-sec intro videos, STAR-only prompts, or independent panels?
👉 Watch and Subscribe for operator-grade hiring conversations here, or on Youtube.
Resources
• Willo — screen smarter at scale: https://willo.video
• Connect with the host, Anita Chauhan (Willo)
• Guest: Kree Govender, SMB Canada Leader @ Microsoft
Share this with a leader who still starts with CVs.
Show Resources
- Willo: willo.video - The most cost-effective way to screen candidates at scale. Interview candidates anywhere & at any time
- CV Free Toolkit: cvfree.me/join - Break up with the CV and get everything you need to modernize your hiring approach with skills-based assessments
- Anita Chauhan: linkedin.com/in/anitachauhan - Connect with the host
