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Being trusted by your peers is different from trying to win shallow popularity contests. That kind of aversion towards self-promotion might be a reason why we
by BjoernKW 9y ago
Being trusted by your peers is different from trying to win shallow popularity contests.
That kind of aversion towards self-promotion might be a reason why we arrived at absurd phenomena like homework assignments for interviewing processes in the first place.
With no way to draw upon previous work results or third party trust how else is someone supposed to assess a candidate’s skills?
- salvar 9y agoNumber of Twitter followers is now an indication of third party trust?
- BjoernKW 9y agoFor the software industry ( for other industries or use cases that might certainly be different) I think it is. It’s just one possible indicator but an indicator it is. If I come across or meet a new person from this industry and that person has a Twitter account I routinely check the follower count. A somewhat large number says to me: “Many people seem to think that person has something relevant to say.”
- sincerely 9y agoMore realistically, a somewhat large number (>1000) says to me "this person spends time and energy on self-promotion". Some of the smartest people I know have Twitter accounts with just 100-300 followers because they don't aggressively blog or anything.
- Retra 9y agoIf people did previous work, you should look at it. There's a way to do that. Now, if you can't because of the industry's propensity for using the law to hide information, then it seems that may be the cause of the industry's inability to find relevant information about potential employees.