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But then there's that research that shows that on average, men will apply to a job if they meet less than half of of the requirements, so if you don't overspeci
by cimmanom 8y ago
But then there's that research that shows that on average, men will apply to a job if they meet less than half of of the requirements, so if you don't overspecify you'll be flooded with crap applications.
Of course, then you get the research that women will apply only if they meet >90%, so the overspeccing contributes to gender imbalances.
- rossdavidh 8y agoI think the population of those who apply when they shouldn't, and those who don't apply when they should, are probably different populations. In some cases, you want the population of people who are overconfident, or able to "fake it 'til you make it". But in many cases, you want the population who respect the project requirements as being real, and those might be the same people who treat the job requirements as being real. So, in at least some cases, you have created an anti-filter that will let through unsatisfactory candidates, but keep out satisfactory ones.