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There are very few rules in getting hired. A few are: 1. First class people hire first class people. 2. Second class people hire third class people. 3. Peopl
by jayalpha 8y ago
There are very few rules in getting hired. A few are:
1. First class people hire first class people.
2. Second class people hire third class people.
3. People like to hire people similar to themselves.
4. Not getting a job does not really say anything about you, but the guy they hired says a lot about the company.
PS:
5. Most companies, when offered unexperienced talent and an experienced idiot, will hire the experienced idiot. Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM and he had the experience on his resume.
- paulcole 8y ago6. People overestimate which category they fall in and everyone thinks they're an "A player."
- tsukikage 8y agoIt goes both ways: people may feel they have to say that in public, but impostor syndrome is also a thing.
- overgard 8y agoI don't really like the idea of A/B/C players. In my opinion context is king. Let's say you're a very creative person, you might struggle at a big shop where the hard problems are mostly solved and maintenance and teamwork are the main things which are valued. On the other hand, you might be excellent at a small company that's finding its way. Or vice versa -- some people really need the structure a more established company can offer. You even see this in CXX level positions. A person might be an excellent CEO for a company that's just starting, and a terrible CEO for a multibillion dollar established business. So a first class player in one context can easily be a third class person in another.
- taurath 8y agoOn 5 - nowadays I’d probably look to get rid of someone who suggested IBM in most companies... that’s a decision made on a golf course that engineers quit over.
- andyidsinga 8y agoI'm guessing this comment is tongue in cheek. I've heard it before from folks who were putting themselves in the #1 category, and also, it appeared, exhibiting Dunning–Kruger effects.