Re:Frayed Prospects, Despite a Degree
by lsc on Sunday July 21, 2013 @02:05PM
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>If we started communicating to people that they're not good enough for the job, maybe we would have fewer people running around complaining about how unfair everything is.
I don't think you are good enough for this job
vs.
You are not good enough for this job.
The former is a decision that I (and anyone with hiring authority) is qualified to make; the latter is not.
Hiring is hard and most people aren't very good at it, so the opinion of one hiring manager (while being a valid reason for the hiring decision that manager makes) does not mean you are actually unqualified.
I don't think you are good enough for this job
vs.
You are not good enough for this job.
The former is a decision that I (and anyone with hiring authority) is qualified to make; the latter is not.
Hiring is hard and most people aren't very good at it, so the opinion of one hiring manager (while being a valid reason for the hiring decision that manager makes) does not mean you are actually unqualified.