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You'd think there would be a description of what was actually "bad" about these hires, beyond "you get this uncomfortable feeling" and they "simply don’t mesh".
by fiatmoney 13y ago
You'd think there would be a description of what was actually "bad" about these hires, beyond "you get this uncomfortable feeling" and they "simply don’t mesh".
A interpretation is that the criteria they're using to hire, includes a large amount of personality-matching based on their description, could be drawing from a pool stocked more with winning personalities than with competent developers.
- xacaxulu 13y agoI just watched a great movie called "Bromancing the Stone".
- ghaff 13y agoPretty bad. The only redeeming thing I can find is that as far as the following are concerned, I think "Yeah, it's a bit odd for someone not to do those things." (Not that they're by any means universal.) > They did not include a personalized cover letter with their resume when applying > They did not create a trial account of our product before the first interview >They did not send a follow up email after the first interview But I'd have liked to seen a "didn't meet explicit 30 day objectives" rather than the touchy-feely reactions.
- phaus 13y agoHe did: >one of our Bad Hires failed on three of the following items which are usually a make or break for me: Sounds pretty serious. Let's find out what it is. >They did not include a personalized cover letter with their resume when applying. Oh my. No personalized cover letter? The bastard should be shot, or at least unemployed for the rest of his life. Or maybe instead the author should think for a moment why his number one priority (its the first thing he listed) when it comes to evaluating candidates has fuck all to do with anything that an actual adult might care about.
- fiatmoney 13y ago...and to top it all off, he then hired them anyway.