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No. You better be able to articulate what job-relevant reason is behind your dislike and be able to express it in those terms. If you go with your gut feel alo
by dougmwne 5y ago
No.
You better be able to articulate what job-relevant reason is behind your dislike and be able to express it in those terms. If you go with your gut feel alone, you could be easily selecting for physical attractiveness, extroversion, a nice smile or some of the many less acceptable biases. Maybe you have perfectly diverse personal discretion, but most people choose copies of themselves or attractive members of the opposite sex.
- Aeolun 5y ago> You better be able to articulate what job-relevant reason is behind your dislike I have to work with them? If they have a shitty personality that’s going to be hard. I’d much rather select for unconscious biases than hire terrible people just to satisfy some people’s idea of what is politically correct.
- munk-a 5y agoBeing a poor communicator and bad team contributor is a thing you can pretty easily articulate without falling back on "doesn't fit the culture".
- dougmwne 5y agoIf you can't do better than "shitty personality," I guarantee I wouldn't hire you. On the other hand, "Unwilling to respect colleagues they wouldn't personally be friends with" is a valid reason to make a no-hire decision.
- the_doctah 5y ago>On the other hand, "Unwilling to respect colleagues they wouldn't personally be friends with" is a valid reason to make a no-hire decision. And how would you come to that conclusion during an interview?
- dougmwne 5y ago"Can you tell me about a time you didn't get along with a colleague and how you worked through that situation?" One of my go-to questions and often illuminating. A good answer I have heard somewhat often ends with, "Stupid Jerk was never my friend, but we figured out how to work together and produce value anyway."
- bonoboTP 5y agoAnyone who says things like "work together and produce value" is already suspicious to me.