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Tag Archives: hiring decision
Back Door References Can Hurt
Several of my colleagues are concerned by their “back-door” references, or unintentional references. They’ve gone on interviews, felt as if they’d aced the interview, were told “we just need to check references” and boom, they are out of contention for … Continue reading
I Check References Each and Every Time I Extend An Offer
Jurgen surprised me in a comment, when he said that only the worst employees provided references. He said he doesn’t check references. I was astonished. I check references each and every time I extend an offer. I check references for … Continue reading
Why Hire Junior Contractors?
George Dinwiddie asked me a question in email, “Why do companies hire junior-level contractors? I feel bad about spending the company’s money trying to teach these junior contractors to be better software developers. A junior-level direct hire makes sense, as … Continue reading
Initiative vs. Entrepreneurship
Many hiring managers are looking for initiative, especially for agile team members. (In agile, the team members self-organize, which means they are looking for ways to do work better and to solve problems without requiring management’s involvement.) I was thinking … Continue reading
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
Hiring Great People: Focus on Non-Technical Skills
SlackerManager agrees with me in his How do you hire great people?. I said Hire for Intangibles; You Can Teach Technical Skills. It’s a person’s attitude, passion, and ability to work with other people that counts.
Don’t Ask About Physics
I met a software developer recently, who studied physics as an undergrad. He’s now working in an IT organization on financial processing software. He’s part of the interviewing team for his organization. They’re trying to hire 6-7 more developers before … Continue reading
Take a More Agile Approach to Hiring
In Hiring the Best …, I recommend you hire for today’s projects, not for tomorrow’s projects.Now that we are back in a candidate’s market, it’s even more important to hire the people you need now. You can’t tell who you’ll … Continue reading
Five Hiring Tips
If you’re a hiring manager, read Mike’s Life Is A Hire Way: 5 Tips For Startup Hiring. Great ideas, Mike! (And not just for startups.) Labels: hiring decision, hiring strategy, interview, recruiting
Smart Hiring Decisions
Jason Yip’s Hire squirrels instead of turkeys has a link to a discussion of Harvard’s hiring of Faust as the new president. Looks like Harvard got smart and thought about cultural fit, and those critical influencing and negotiation skills. (See … Continue reading
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