http://www.jrothman.com/blog/htp/2010/06/hiring-for-diversity-2-personality-and-experience-diversity.html Hiring technical people and being hired can be difficult, no matter what the economy is doing. Use the tips here to hire better, or find a new job. Thu, 17 May 2012 14:01:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.jrothman.com/blog/htp/2010/06/hiring-for-diversity-2-personality-and-experience-diversity.html/comment-page-1#comment-7260 Hiring for Diversity, Pt4: “Overqualified People” | Hiring Technical People Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:17:20 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/?p=1177#comment-7260 [...] I’ve spoken about women and other kinds of traditional diversity, personality and experience, new grads, and now it’s time to discuss a difficult topic. What about [...] [...] I’ve spoken about women and other kinds of traditional diversity, personality and experience, new grads, and now it’s time to discuss a difficult topic. What about [...]

]]> http://www.jrothman.com/blog/htp/2010/06/hiring-for-diversity-2-personality-and-experience-diversity.html/comment-page-1#comment-6751 Hiring Technical People » “Raise the Bar” or “Increase Team Capability”? Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:47:12 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/?p=1177#comment-6751 [...] discuss the team’s mean. And, if you haven’t thought about diversity of personality or experience, you might be in that position. I don’t know how to assess the team’s mean, so here are [...] [...] discuss the team’s mean. And, if you haven’t thought about diversity of personality or experience, you might be in that position. I don’t know how to assess the team’s mean, so here are [...]

]]> http://www.jrothman.com/blog/htp/2010/06/hiring-for-diversity-2-personality-and-experience-diversity.html/comment-page-1#comment-6744 Marta Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:13:29 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/?p=1177#comment-6744 I find that very interesting. I work for a consultancy, and clients put more and more emphasis in hiring people with good domain knowledge, with long experience in the business they currently have. This makes very hard to get people with other backgrounds into a team. I'm not denying the value of domain knowledge, but I don't think it's good to exclusively hire people with experience in that field, as the potential for new and different ideas is much lower. I wonder if there is any way to take advantage of that when talking to clients! I find that very interesting. I work for a consultancy, and clients put more and more emphasis in hiring people with good domain knowledge, with long experience in the business they currently have. This makes very hard to get people with other backgrounds into a team. I’m not denying the value of domain knowledge, but I don’t think it’s good to exclusively hire people with experience in that field, as the potential for new and different ideas is much lower. I wonder if there is any way to take advantage of that when talking to clients!

]]> http://www.jrothman.com/blog/htp/2010/06/hiring-for-diversity-2-personality-and-experience-diversity.html/comment-page-1#comment-6743 Tweets that mention Hiring Technical People » Hiring for Diversity, #2: Personality and Experience Diversity -- Topsy.com Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:03:51 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/?p=1177#comment-6743 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by estherderby and Johanna Rothman, Yves Hanoulle. Yves Hanoulle said: RT @johannarothman: Hiring for Diversity pt2: Personality and Experience, http://ping.fm/2fIuQ [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by estherderby and Johanna Rothman, Yves Hanoulle. Yves Hanoulle said: RT @johannarothman: Hiring for Diversity pt2: Personality and Experience, http://ping.fm/2fIuQ [...]

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