Once upon a time there was a man who had everything a man could want. He had worked at the same remote branch of a major corporation for thirteen years and lived the classic dream. This was his first job out of college and he started at the bottom in IT and had worked his way up to a management role. He was respected by his team, admired by upper management, and valued by peers.… Read More »Recruiting Fables – The Ugly Candidate
Once upon a time there was an old Sorcerer who had become known throughout the land as the perfect source (pun most definitely intended… as you have probably already guessed) of all things magical. He had a marvelous instrument that could contact people anywhere in the world by simply putting the device up to his ear and punching in powerful incantations on a keypad. He could weave powerful spells that made him the focal point… Read More »Recruiting Fables – Using Sorcerer Magic
Once upon a time there was a company looking for a special talent that was in high demand by all of its competitors. Possessing the skills that were in high demand, Goldilocks was not particularly interested in changing jobs, but she wandered through the forest of unknown shadows with a willing attitude to listen to new offers. After all, it was a bear market and times were tough. It is never too soon to consider… Read More »Recruiting Fables – Hiring Goldilocks
It goes without saying that the best way to insure hiring a good fit for an opening is to avoid hiring the candidates that are not the best fit. In order to plan a methodology to hire for fit means rethinking many of the traditional human resources standard practices that have contributed to hiring mistakes in the past. Even after a total hiring paradigm shift there is always the chance that someone will slip through… Read More »Hiring for Fit – Mismatch Insurance
The concept of hiring for fit is the latest challenge to a diverse workforce. The connotation of fit is often misconstrued to mean clones of the existing employees. If an all white, male, Gen-Y appearance is considered to be the norm the business is doomed. A contrived culture of young, attractive, and energetic employees is equally flawed and may even be illegal. Someday this thing we call affirmative action, a remnant of the civil rights… Read More »Hiring for Fit – Remember Diversity Matters