Re:We Only Hire the Trendiest (2016)
by mcguire on Thursday December 12, 2019 @08:11PM
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"- Guilds with an an entry filter that guarantees competence, often associated with apprenticeship."
You mean the "union shop" approach? I could see it, but it is a significant structural change. Also, it probably wouldn't satisfy many.
"- Wide open hiring for short term engagements, retention of only those who fit best."
"But," I can hear them saying, "what happens when you move across country and are then told, 'sorry, it's not working out'?"
"- Hiring directly based on referral from other known-competent professionals who can vouch, with no or minimal interview stage."
I've gotten a significant number of my jobs this way. And I've had people ask for a referral and told them no, I wasn't comfortable doing it. That's not much fun.
"- Work sample tests."
On the whiteboard (Ick! Horrors!) or take-home (Ick! Horrors!)?
Ok, so I admit to being pathologically incapable of trust. But I'm that way because the universe keeps burning me. I'm sorry.
You mean the "union shop" approach? I could see it, but it is a significant structural change. Also, it probably wouldn't satisfy many.
"- Wide open hiring for short term engagements, retention of only those who fit best."
"But," I can hear them saying, "what happens when you move across country and are then told, 'sorry, it's not working out'?"
"- Hiring directly based on referral from other known-competent professionals who can vouch, with no or minimal interview stage."
I've gotten a significant number of my jobs this way. And I've had people ask for a referral and told them no, I wasn't comfortable doing it. That's not much fun.
"- Work sample tests."
On the whiteboard (Ick! Horrors!) or take-home (Ick! Horrors!)?
Ok, so I admit to being pathologically incapable of trust. But I'm that way because the universe keeps burning me. I'm sorry.