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Recruitment is broken
the way we de-emphasize role-related knowledge in hiring leaves us a bit vulnerable to this issue, because we like to hire people who may not know how to do a job. We have faith that almost all of them will figure it out, and along the way are more likely to invent a novel solution than someone who’s “been there, done that.”
Laszlo Bock • Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead
If you want to determine beyond a shadow of a doubt whether someone’s going to be a great hire, give them an audition project — even before having them speak to other employees on your team. I’m not talking about a generic, abstract problem. I’m talking about a real world, honest-to-God unit of work that you need done right now today on your actual... See more