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Tim Spagnola commented on Jeff Baumgarten's blog post 'Hiring for Grit vs Pedigree...'"A great story Jeff. Nice to see someone go a bit beyond what is on paper to get a real feel. I agree with you 100% in that you can't teach character. Kudos for the hiring manager for recognizing that as well."
Hiring for Grit vs Pedigree...
Today I had the chance to do one of my favorite things…go to the other end of the hiring specturm and provide a reference for a former employee named Melissa whom I truly admire and believe in. During the conversation with the hiring manager, who was the president and co-founder of a small company making a significant investment in this applicant, he said something that struck me as worth sharing. He said that out of the over 100 resumes he had viewed, there were plenty that had better…See More
" Great points Amy. It's much like decision paralysis when you have 200 channels to choose from...and as you mention, there's no effective way for the HM to hit the pause button on the candidate DVR while they go looking for a better…"
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Hiring for Grit vs Pedigree...
Posted on October 14, 2011 at 8:00am 4 Comments 1 Like
Today I had the chance to do one of my favorite things…go to the other end of the hiring specturm and provide a reference for a former employee named Melissa whom I truly admire and believe in.
During the conversation with the hiring manager, who was the president and co-founder of a small company making a significant investment in this applicant, he said something that struck me as worth sharing.
He said that out of the over 100 resumes he had viewed, there were plenty…
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