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A Novel Idea: Hire the Unemployed
Did you read The Jobless Trap? In it, Paul Krugman asserts we are creating an underclass of long-term unemployed. This is what really stood out for me: This could happen because their work skills atrophy, but a more likely reason … Continue reading
Posted in hiring strategy
Tagged age, attractive job, culture, discrimination, experience, hiring decision, Hiring Geeks That Fit
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What Are Your Favorite Interview Questions?
I have an article coming out soon in the next Prag Magazine about some questions to never ask in an interview. I thought I’d let you know so you could warm up your fingers to quick click on the magazine. … Continue reading
Posted in interview
Tagged cultural fit, discrimination, Hiring Geeks That Fit, interview question
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Creating Auditions for Senior Managers
If you’re trying to select a manager, you want one who fits your organization. I hope you’ve read my blog post over at Vistage. If you read the comments, you see I’m not into surveys or psychometric assessments. BTW, I … Continue reading
Posted in cultural fit
Tagged attractive job, cost of a hire, cultural fit, discrimination, Hiring Geeks That Fit, manager, senior manager
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We Have Created Our Own Shortage Of People
John Sumser is writing a series of articles about the hiring paradox on HR Examiner. Read the first one, The Hiring Paradox (Skills Gap 1). The gist is this: It takes more time to hire when you have more alternatives. … Continue reading
Can Anyone That Old Know Anything?
I was talking with a client recently, who was professing his desire for younger candidates. “Can anyone older than 35 or 40 really know anything?” was his concern. I sat there, a little nonplussed. “How old do you think I … Continue reading
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Tagged age, candidate, discrimination, hiring decision, job analysis, value
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Why is Ageism Alive and Well?
One of the nice things about the social networking sites such as LinkedIn, is that they allow me to reconnect with people I worked with years ago. I recently re-met a colleague from my undergraduate days, and a colleague I … Continue reading
Don’t Assess Cultural Fit with Personal Questions
In a recent workshop, one of the participants explained, “I like to ask personal questions to see if the candidate will fit in with the team socially.” Well, that’s an illegal discrimination. * in the US, but not in other … Continue reading
Employment Gaps
I just read Penelope Trunk’s Quit work for a while to have kids. Your career will be just fine. I hope it’s true. I don’t understand how it can be true for highly technical people. I hope I’m wrong. I … Continue reading
What Does a “Bad” Decision Look Like on a Candidate’s resume?
In his comment, Gregbo asks what I mean by “bad” judgment. Here’s an incomplete list: Frequent job changes, at least one job a year for several years Months of no discernible work or lag times between jobs. Titles that … Continue reading
Age and Agile Are Orthogonal
Last week, I was working with a client in the Netherlands, talking about how to hire for an agile team. We started discussing how the management team reviews resumes. One of the managers said he looked for people under 40, … Continue reading
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