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Monthly Archives: October 2005
Guest Blogging on Computerworld.com
I’m guest blogging this week on computerworld.com. It’s different from what I normally post here.
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Value, not Education or Experience
Experience and Education makes the point We hire people to complete tasks and run functions (not really–we employ talent to create value, but I?ll try to stick to the point). He goes on to say The problem is, both of … Continue reading
Avoiding the Butterfly Effect
Amit Rathmore has a thought-provoking essay, Recruiting and the Butterfly Effect. His conclusion is that the people closest to the founding team need to be the ones interviewing candidates, so that the newest hires are as close the ideals and … Continue reading
Detecting Thinking Skills
Recently, a manager asked how he could detect critical thinking skills in candidates. I had to ask him more questions, so I could answer. Here’s what he meant by critical thinking skills: The ability to think through a problem in … Continue reading
Guidelines for Candidates
Christian Sepulveda has a lovely post, Guidelines for Being a Strong Job Candidate. Some of his gems (these are all from his post): A prospective employer has no attention span whatsoever. You are selling yourself to an employer. What would … Continue reading
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