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How much of it is "hiring friends" vs just hiring someone you have better information about? A lot of people interview exceptionally well but it's always someth
by thinkharderdev 5y ago
How much of it is "hiring friends" vs just hiring someone you have better information about? A lot of people interview exceptionally well but it's always something of a crapshoot how well they will do in the actual job. But for an internal candidate you should have a lot better information on how well they performed in other roles. You can have actual frank conversations with their managers/coworkers instead of getting BS references from people the candidate themselves chose for you to talk to.
- phkahler 5y agoYeah, there are a few jobs I could recommend a specific person for because I know they are very good due to past experience. When opening come along though, they are usually not looking to change. But if they were... some would say I just recommended a friend, which happens to also be true.
- ResearchCode 5y agoAnd full-on nepotism is known to be bad. My bet is that blind recruits would perform just as well or better as the family and friends of the recruiting manager would if you'd run the experiment.
- thinkharderdev 5y agoThat may well be true, but I would not necessarily equate "hiring internal candidates" with "hiring family and friends".