On The House is fully launched, and internally we are discussing the process of how we are going to select that deserving Atlanta based non-profit who will get all the On The House partners have to offer.  As we work through this selection process, I am reminded of the very tedious selection process that I went through to get the job that I have today. I am sharing this to not only show you the thought process that will go into On The House, but also just to show you just how seriously we take our team, house, and clients.

I found out about the job through my wife's high school friend, Josh Hausen, who works at the A Bryan Photo studio.  This personal connection was key to getting a solid introduction to the Matchstic team.

After the initial emailing of introductions, they connected me with Jim Doggett of Avalaunch Consulting.  The first thing Jim had me do was take 4 tests: 3 personality (Kolbe, Myers-Briggs, & Strenghts Finder) and an IQ Test.  This initial testing is to determine whether or not I had the natural make-up to fit the position they were looking to fill.  Upon "passing" I met with Jim, who is one of my favorite people in the world, to talk about whether or not my "horses would run" in this new position. Keep in mind that at this point I had still yet to meet a single Matchstic employee, owner, or client in person.

After passing the Doggett test, I drove to Matchstic to meet my potential employers and colleagues. While having lunch with Craig and Blake (and my wife who was with me) we talked about the position, the duties, and whether or not I could handle them. This was my favorite part of the process. (Side note, if you can ever have you wife at a job interview, take the opportunity – it is like having your biggest fan tell all of your best qualities without having to brag about yourself)

After this I had a training session with Dustin and a group interview with the rest of the guys.  Then Craig called 3 different references (former boss, former roommate, & former co-worker) and spent hour on the phone with each of them, listening for anything that could throw the process off track, but I thankfully passed that test as well.  After that I just had to wait a couple of days to wait to see what they all thought.

I was please to have a package arrive at the door with notes from everyone with personal messages asking me to join the team. Most of these notes fell into one of two categories; either a joke about my nickname "Yetty" or a joke about how I look like the late Heath Ledger. Also in the package was a tshirt, and the details of my job offer. I immediately put on the shirt, took a picture with two thumbs up (posted above), and sent it to Craig. He very quickly called me to confirm, since a thumbs up isn't quite formal enough of a job acceptance.

Looking back on it, I really love that they can't tell me too many of the things on my resume besides where I went to school, but they knew that I could do this job because of the investment that they put into me before I even got started.  Without getting too cheesy, it is an amazing blessing to have a place where they care about you as much as they care about their company.

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