Re:“Well, He’s Not Going to Get Very Far”
by gyepi on Wednesday May 01, 2013 @09:54PM
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> Your "A-game" is your best, not the best in the world....
Hmm, that doesn't jibe with the idea of not rewarding mere effort, which is how I read it as well; we reward results, and "punish" lack of results. This isn't necessarily a bad thing; applicants know what they are getting into and can self select out if they don't feel up to it.
Re:“Well, He’s Not Going to Get Very Far”
by mseebach on Wednesday May 01, 2013 @10:08PM
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Well, your best has to be good enough to get good results. I just did not get the vibe "you must be a top 1% astronaut rockstar" from that slide that the GP seemed to.
Hmm, that doesn't jibe with the idea of not rewarding mere effort, which is how I read it as well; we reward results, and "punish" lack of results. This isn't necessarily a bad thing; applicants know what they are getting into and can self select out if they don't feel up to it.