Pawan Joshi
WorkServicesAboutSpeakingInsightsContact
HR PlaybookNew
Say hi
Start here
  • HR FundamentalsBeginner
    What HR really does
  • Employee LifecycleBeginner
    Attract to alumni
  • Modern People OpsBeginner
    The operating mindset
  • Roadmaps
    Guided learning paths
For managers & founders
  • HiringIntermediate
    Structured & fair
  • PerformanceIntermediate
    Reviews that work
  • 1:1s & FeedbackBeginner
    Weekly leverage
  • Difficult ConversationsIntermediate
    Run them well
  • Scaling TeamsAdvanced
    Splits & spans
For HR professionals
  • RecruitmentIntermediate
    End-to-end hiring
  • CompensationIntermediate
    Bands & equity
  • L&DIntermediate
    Skills that compound
  • HR ToolsIntermediate
    ATS, HRIS, payroll
  • Employee ExperienceIntermediate
    Culture as a system
Specialized
  • Startup HRBeginner
    First 50 hires
  • HR AnalyticsAdvanced
    12 metrics that matter
  • AI in HRAdvanced
    What works, what doesn’t
  • Org DesignAdvanced
    Spans, layers, splits
Resources
  • Templates
    Scorecards, 1:1s, 30-60-90
  • Case Studies
    Netflix, GitLab, Google…
  • Glossary
    40+ terms explained
  • All Playbooks
    Browse everything
A practical guide to hiring, leadership, people ops, and team growth.Open the Playbook
Work01Services02About03Speaking04Insights05Contact06
Say hi
Playbook
PlaybookRecruitment & Hiring
Intermediate~180m total

Recruitment & Hiring

Structured hiring, sourcing, interviewing, scorecards, offers, and how to avoid bad hires.

For: Founders, hiring managers, recruiters

Intermediate11 min

Structured Hiring: A Framework That Works

The minimum operating system for fair, fast, and predictive hiring at any company size.

Intermediate14 min

Interview Scorecards: Writing Them Well

A scorecard turns 'I liked them' into 'they demonstrated X'. Here's how to write one that calibrates a whole loop, reduces bias, and survives legal scrutiny.

Intermediate13 min

Sourcing Fundamentals

How to build a multi-channel pipeline that doesn't depend on one job board, how to write outreach that gets replies, and how to measure source quality honestly.

Pawan Joshi
© 2026 · Kathmandu · Global HR & Remote Hiring