The 17 Dumbest Things in Recruiting

re: The 17 Dumbest Things in Recruiting

Pradeep — Mon, 27 Dec 2004 00:33:00 GMT

seems to me like that the whole list would be summed to increase returns and reduce risk of resource invested in recruiting activities.

But then here is a question which is marketing-led....

would a candidate be expected to fit-in and do-as-directed or shake-up and question-assumptions? as in is there even a recruiting agenda for hiring shakers and change agents?

and if the answer is yes - do these rules/thoughts even apply?

re: The 17 Dumbest Things in Recruiting

Questor — Fri, 31 Dec 2004 05:03:00 GMT

RE: hiring movers and shakers

One hiring manager who worked at a place otherwise celebrating itself as a haven for creatives and innovatives said, "Oh sure, our ads say we want self-motivated individual thinkers. But if we ever made the mistake of hiring one, he'd be out of here in 6 months to a year, if he even lasted that long. What we really reward here is conformity. Any time I've wanted to hire someone who could change things around here, those up above said they weren't a good fit."

re: The 17 Dumbest Things in Recruiting

Heather — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 03:59:00 GMT

Pradeep-the answer is yes. The key is knowing when to "do as directed" and when to "shake things up". Innovative companies build it into their interview process (hard to tell this from a resume)...um, except at the company Questor is talking about I guess.

As a candidate, you can find this out about a company by asking about their tolerance for critical feedback and risk taking. And then ask for examples.

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