Re:Red Flags I Saw While Doing 60 Technical Interviews in 30...
by ghaff on Thursday March 11, 2021 @05:04PM
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I'm not going to be specific, but at a certain level, companies will hire people that execs know/have worked with and figure out the best role for them.
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Re:Red Flags I Saw While Doing 60 Technical Interviews in 30...
by vishnugupta on Friday March 12, 2021 @08:07AM
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> but at a certain level, companies will hire people that execs know/have worked with
This happens more frequently than people realise. Execs depend on, to state the obvious, a loyal next line leaders to get work done. And more often than not newly hired execs are under pressure to begin showing results in about 8 months or so. Hiring their loyalists gives them a very good chance of showing positive impact. Otherwise they need to wrangle with existing reports and peers to win their trust and loyalty which is a time consuming process.
I've seen this happen almost at all the places I've worked in
Re:Red Flags I Saw While Doing 60 Technical Interviews in 30...
by goatinaboat on Friday March 12, 2021 @07:52AM
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at a certain level, companies will hire people that execs know/have worked with
In Wales we call this “jobs for the boyos”.
Re:Red Flags I Saw While Doing 60 Technical Interviews in 30...
by ghaff on Friday March 12, 2021 @08:41AM
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"Old boys network" in the US. Companies do need to guard against excessively hiring only people with the right connections. On the other hand, personal networks are certainly a thing and companies rely heavily on referrals for hiring. I have to confess that I haven't gotten a job by applying blind/via a recruiter for 35 years.