6 IT Hiring Tips to Weed Out the Duds

CIO - Nathan Brown is one of a growing number of CIOs who are experienced in moving from one sector to another, including from commercial to government and from for-profit to nonprofit. He's currently in an IT leadership position at Care.com after recently leaving the role of senior director of IT for Year Up, an IT workforce development program for young urban adults, and he was previously CIO for Harvard Law School.

Regardless of the sector he's hiring for, Nathan has six rules he follows when building a new team. 1. Don't hire out of desperation. 2. Never ignore a red flag. 3. Personality fit matters. 4. Skill sets are sometimes less important. 5. Involve team leaders in the process. 6. Interview all potential internal hires before an offer is made, even if they won't report directly to you.

What have you learned about the hiring market while on the nonprofit side?