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> Try not to give your candidate any cause to suspect your company is selective or picky, especially when it comes to really good talent going to waste. The be
by kcorbitt 9y ago
> Try not to give your candidate any cause to suspect your company is selective or picky, especially when it comes to really good talent going to waste.
The best candidates will actively seek out places that are selective, because that's a reasonably good proxy for the average quality of your future teammates. Obviously there's a difference between "selective" and "hazing" in an interview, but "selective" when done fairly is usually a positive indicator.
- maxxxxx 9y agoIt seems much better to say "we are very selective. This is why we are talking to you". This makes the applicant feel special.
- TheCowboy 9y agoMost places believe they are selective, or present that image. They can claim they only interview X% of people who submit resumes, and then only hire X% from that batch, and present their process as more selective than a top university. The problem is that it is difficult to know if a company is constructively selective, or if other variables dominate. You present the variable of self-selection, which definitely exists for some companies and positions. Back to the original point, many people can be turned off when companies try to talk up their selectivity and maybe rightly so. Candidates don't have infinite time so there needs to be a higher $ reward for time invested applying to extra-selective organization (higher expected value), and they might have experience that shows this self-assertion is more arrogance than reality. Swinging too far in the other direction to claim "we hire anyone!" can also turn away good candidates or attract people without the necessary skills.