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Most HR departments aren't burdened by an overabundance of common sense...

• ebiester 16y ago
  That's unfair. I know a few people who have worked HR, and they were largely of above average intelligence and aptitude. However, they are responsible for a wide variety of tasks, of which hiring and sourcing, from janitor to director to .NET programmer. They often lack the scope of the target domain, but that does not equate to a lack of common sense.
  • kujawa 16y ago
    That's funny. Just about every HR person I've ever worked with has (a) been convinced that they're Doing The Most Important Job In The World and (b) completely incompetent and unable to deal with geeks.
  • cema 16y ago
    they were largely of above average intelligence and aptitude From which pool? Certainly if you look at all people on this planet they may be above average, especially as related to computer technology. But if you take a sample from the technology-oriented people, they may well turn out to be at the bottom.
  • amorphid 16y ago
    Recruiting tools for HR people are typically designed by non-recruiters. Most HR department get overwhelmed by volume past a certain point but the tools don't eliminate bottlenecks.