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It hasn't been my role to handle contacts. I hope the org is sending out "position has been filled" courtesy letters, but as a candidate, I usually don't care
by downerending 7y ago
It hasn't been my role to handle contacts. I hope the org is sending out "position has been filled" courtesy letters, but as a candidate, I usually don't care unless it's a position I was particularly hopeful about.
To clarify, I don't consider anyone a "dud". I'll happily work with someone at any skill level as long as they want to learn and aren't a jerk. By "not worth contacting", I just mean that they're clearly dominated by the top 20% of the candidates, in terms of likely success in the role.
Is there noise in all of this? Sure. Am I a genius? Yes, but not when it comes to hiring. ;-)
I've been crapped on plenty by the hiring process (esp those FAANG weenies), so I try to be kind to everyone.
- reificator 7y agoI'm not talking about contacting people to tell them you didn't hire them. I'm saying, you're taking 20%, claiming it's the top 20%, and saying they're the ones who will be successful in the role. But if you're only ever talking to that "top 20%", then you don't know whether they're really the best.
- downerending 7y agoThat's true. I'm making a guess based on the limited time I can spend--that's part of why resumes are so valuable. In my limited experience, there tends to be a fairly pronounced cutoff below which candidates obviously lack the basic skills or inclination for the position, or even didn't bother to read the job spec at all.