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This is a great discussion piece. My opinion of why creativity doesn't matter in tech recruiting (even in small start ups) is because the person making the dec
by TheBiv 11y ago
This is a great discussion piece.
My opinion of why creativity doesn't matter in tech recruiting (even in small start ups) is because the person making the decision to hire someone is going to have to defend why they hired that person to someone else (who likely is a business-minded person who does not have a tech background). If the hiring person can't have concrete documentation of why they hired someone, then it is the hiring persons problem.
- hunglee2 11y agoI came here to make this point. We cannot ignore the social / political reality that underlies most of the decision making within a business. Having some sort of pass/fail mechanism is a way of insulating the decision maker from full responsibility of that decision
- colordrops 11y agoThe problem identified in this discussion is that the criteria for hiring are rigid and too narrow in scope, not that they are ill-defined. You could defend why you hired aomeone even if you measured things besides algorithms, and used a dynamic interview process.
- ScottWhigham 11y agoAnd, like it or not, this is one of the main reasons that certifications matter at some job positions. If I have two candidates that are equal in every way except candidate A is more creative but candidate B has the XYZ certification, which one am I going to be better prepared to defend when pushed?