Comments on: Hiring people who will succeed http://corcodilos.com/blog/42/hiring-people-who-will-succeed The insider's edge on job search & hiring™ | Copyright © 2011 North Bridge Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Mon, 21 May 2012 10:58:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chris http://corcodilos.com/blog/42/hiring-people-who-will-succeed/comment-page-1#comment-4853 Chris Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:30:45 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/42/hiring-people-who-will-succeed#comment-4853 I'd say: "Where can I apply?" :D Got a very high IQ, and looking for a job that challenges me... I’d say: “Where can I apply?” :D

Got a very high IQ, and looking for a job that challenges me…

]]> By: Roy Harvey http://corcodilos.com/blog/42/hiring-people-who-will-succeed/comment-page-1#comment-1897 Roy Harvey Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:10:58 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/42/hiring-people-who-will-succeed#comment-1897 Back in the mid-1960's my sister, then with a BS in math and working on her masters, interviewed for a job at IBM. As part of the process she had to take an IQ test. As it happens, she had administered and scored the exact same test as part of a summer job, so she knew all the answers. Which she told them. They insisted she take the test anyway! As you might expect she did very, very well. They were quite anxious to hire her for some reason, though she declined their offers. Back in the mid-1960′s my sister, then with a BS in math and working on her masters, interviewed for a job at IBM. As part of the process she had to take an IQ test. As it happens, she had administered and scored the exact same test as part of a summer job, so she knew all the answers. Which she told them. They insisted she take the test anyway! As you might expect she did very, very well.

They were quite anxious to hire her for some reason, though she declined their offers.

]]> By: Nick Corcodilos http://corcodilos.com/blog/42/hiring-people-who-will-succeed/comment-page-1#comment-975 Nick Corcodilos Wed, 28 May 2008 13:15:05 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/42/hiring-people-who-will-succeed#comment-975 Laura, "Somebody has to look for trouble!" Bravo! The dogs nipping at our heels, keeping us moving. I think you're absolutely right. Management guru Tom Peters offers another version of this: "Hire weirdos." Why? Because they will take you in new directions. Laura,

“Somebody has to look for trouble!”

Bravo! The dogs nipping at our heels, keeping us moving. I think you’re absolutely right. Management guru Tom Peters offers another version of this: “Hire weirdos.” Why? Because they will take you in new directions.

]]> By: Laura http://corcodilos.com/blog/42/hiring-people-who-will-succeed/comment-page-1#comment-967 Laura Wed, 28 May 2008 03:39:20 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/42/hiring-people-who-will-succeed#comment-967 The most important criterion for hiring is how well the candidate fits with the job that needs to be done. Creative work (like research or design) is best done by optimists, people who are so confident in their skills they will barrel ahead. Salespeople also need lots of confidence. But what about QC? A confident optimist is likely to be bored and frustrated by meticulous troubleshooting. When you ask "What color is the building?" the person who answers "The two sides I can see are white," probably has the attitude to be a very good auditor. Thinking in specific, limited, terms, makes great copyeditors, patent attorneys, auditors, regulatory affairs specialists, and so forth. Why hire anybody but optimists? Because somebody has to look for trouble, and it's useful to have somebody on your team who is good at it. The most important criterion for hiring is how well the candidate fits with the job that needs to be done. Creative work (like research or design) is best done by optimists, people who are so confident in their skills they will barrel ahead. Salespeople also need lots of confidence.

But what about QC? A confident optimist is likely to be bored and frustrated by meticulous troubleshooting. When you ask “What color is the building?” the person who answers “The two sides I can see are white,” probably has the attitude to be a very good auditor. Thinking in specific, limited, terms, makes great copyeditors, patent attorneys, auditors, regulatory affairs specialists, and so forth. Why hire anybody but optimists? Because somebody has to look for trouble, and it’s useful to have somebody on your team who is good at it.

]]> By: Ask The Headhunter® | Nick Corcodilos - Roasting the job description http://corcodilos.com/blog/42/hiring-people-who-will-succeed/comment-page-1#comment-958 Ask The Headhunter® | Nick Corcodilos - Roasting the job description Tue, 27 May 2008 16:15:40 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/42/hiring-people-who-will-succeed#comment-958 [...] « Hiring people who will succeed | Ask The Headhunter® | Nick Corcodilos | May 27, [...] [...] « Hiring people who will succeed | Ask The Headhunter® | Nick Corcodilos | May 27, [...]

]]> By: JB King http://corcodilos.com/blog/42/hiring-people-who-will-succeed/comment-page-1#comment-887 JB King Wed, 21 May 2008 22:24:40 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/42/hiring-people-who-will-succeed#comment-887 I've had quite a few tests over time, ranging from an IQ test to a "skills assessment" test. There is a reason for having them, though I think sometimes some of them aren't really that great as a way to get know if I have a skill. For example, do I know all 3 principles of Object-Oriented Programming? Somewhat but not totally and if someone did ask me this I would likely give what I can off the top of my head and then say I'd refer to a book to check it. I'm reminded of what Joel Spolsky's take was on interviewing people, they had to be smart and get things done were the two criteria he looked for in candidates. I’ve had quite a few tests over time, ranging from an IQ test to a “skills assessment” test. There is a reason for having them, though I think sometimes some of them aren’t really that great as a way to get know if I have a skill. For example, do I know all 3 principles of Object-Oriented Programming? Somewhat but not totally and if someone did ask me this I would likely give what I can off the top of my head and then say I’d refer to a book to check it.

I’m reminded of what Joel Spolsky’s take was on interviewing people, they had to be smart and get things done were the two criteria he looked for in candidates.

]]> By: Ray http://corcodilos.com/blog/42/hiring-people-who-will-succeed/comment-page-1#comment-885 Ray Wed, 21 May 2008 20:30:50 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/42/hiring-people-who-will-succeed#comment-885 Hire based on intelligence and confidence and of the two, confidence is more important. Given some reasonable level of intelligence and you think you can, you probably can. Have always hired that way, with 100% success. People who got hired by others and whom I inherited rate 50/50. Hire based on intelligence and confidence and of the two, confidence is more important. Given some reasonable level of intelligence and you think you can, you probably can. Have always hired that way, with 100% success. People who got hired by others and whom I inherited rate 50/50.

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