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> It doesn't matter at all. > If you're the type of employer to hyperfocus on dumb details like this, then we're all better off not working for you. I’m sorry

> It doesn't matter at all. > If you're the type of employer to hyperfocus on dumb details like this, then we're all better off not working for you. I’m sorry, but evaluating candidates like this is the entire point of the interview process. You’re also massively downplaying what’s going on here: I’m not referring to a single termination a long time ago after working somewhere for a long time, I’m referring to the pattern of firings within the first 3 months. Firing someone within the first 3 months of a job is extremely rare. Two of these happened with a little more than one month on the job. I don’t know if I’ve ever worked at a company that fired anyone that early for anything other than flagrant workplace violations, which is why it’s a big deal to have one early firing on your resume, let alone 3. I’m sorry, but these aren’t dumb details. I think you’re forgetting that the hiring process isn’t just about protecting the company, it’s about protecting the team. It’s also the hiring manager’s job to screen for someone who might have interpersonal issues or a failure to deliver results in a workplace environment that would negatively impact the team.

xyzzy_plugh 4y ago
Do you perform background checks? What do you do when criminal charges show up? What if they're mundane like possession of marijuana? Screening people is fine, but the signal here is incredibly weak -- so weak I wouldn't even look back that far. It's one thing if a person has never held a job for more than three months in ten years. Sure, lots of red flags. But the example here is not remotely noteworthy. If I was the hiring manager skimming this resume I'd assume they were either in a bad place in life (I've lived in situations which made work incredibly difficult) or were perhaps going through something (illness, addiction (which is an illness)) or perhaps just ended up at a few consecutive shitty gigs, which statistically speaking is incredibly likely: most jobs are shitty. I wouldn't even give this a second thought. The hiring process is all about gathering signal. Will this person be a good fit? Will they succeed? The things you are focusing on do not indicate in any way those things. If you disagree, then you are deeply misguided and I would run, very quickly, away from anything resembling employment at your company.

xyzzy_plugh 4y ago

Do you perform background checks? What do you do when criminal charges show up? What if they're mundane like possession of marijuana? Screening people is fine, but the signal here is incredibly weak -- so weak I wouldn't even look back that far. It's one thing if a person has never held a job for more than three months in ten years. Sure, lots of red flags. But the example here is not remotely noteworthy. If I was the hiring manager skimming this resume I'd assume they were either in a bad place in life (I've lived in situations which made work incredibly difficult) or were perhaps going through something (illness, addiction (which is an illness)) or perhaps just ended up at a few consecutive shitty gigs, which statistically speaking is incredibly likely: most jobs are shitty. I wouldn't even give this a second thought. The hiring process is all about gathering signal. Will this person be a good fit? Will they succeed? The things you are focusing on do not indicate in any way those things. If you disagree, then you are deeply misguided and I would run, very quickly, away from anything resembling employment at your company.