New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How to disconnect emotions from hiring decisions?
Ask HN: How to disconnect emotions from hiring decisions?
2 by smattiso | 2 comments on Hacker News.
I am starting to hire a few positions for my company. Up until now I have always hired contract workers and because of this my relationship with "employees" has always been "You deliver X for $". Now I am trying to hire for a variety of positions, some on the more professional side, some more entry level. Right now I am having a hard time rejecting people based purely on their resumes because: A.) We've all had to go through the hiring gauntlet so I want to give people their best chance. B.) How can you distill a person to just what a few words on a pdf say? Obviously I am going to pick the best candidate for the job as that is best for everybody but simultaneously don't want to reject people out of hand, nor do I want to interview people that won't succeed and make people feel bad about themselves unnecessarily. Thoughts?
2 by smattiso | 2 comments on Hacker News.
I am starting to hire a few positions for my company. Up until now I have always hired contract workers and because of this my relationship with "employees" has always been "You deliver X for $". Now I am trying to hire for a variety of positions, some on the more professional side, some more entry level. Right now I am having a hard time rejecting people based purely on their resumes because: A.) We've all had to go through the hiring gauntlet so I want to give people their best chance. B.) How can you distill a person to just what a few words on a pdf say? Obviously I am going to pick the best candidate for the job as that is best for everybody but simultaneously don't want to reject people out of hand, nor do I want to interview people that won't succeed and make people feel bad about themselves unnecessarily. Thoughts?
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