Comments on: But, It's Quick http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/06/05/but-its-quick/ It's not a lesson in learning to be nice to people. Management is about leverage and impact. Wed, 7 Jan 2009 07:07:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Steve Dick http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/06/05/but-its-quick/#comment-4160 Steve Dick Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:31:55 +0000 http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/06/05/but-its-quick/#comment-4160 Quick can cost money. Hiring the "warm body" and not having the job description to link compatability of the organization with the candidate will create more problems in the long run. Perhaps a review or re-training of hiring managers might be appropriate regarding the steps and criteria the organization requires in their hiring process. Quick can cost money. Hiring the "warm body" and not having the job description to link compatability of the organization with the candidate will create more problems in the long run.
Perhaps a review or re-training of hiring managers might be appropriate regarding the steps and criteria the organization requires in their hiring process.

]]> By: Chris Young http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/06/05/but-its-quick/#comment-4159 Chris Young Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:06:51 +0000 http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/06/05/but-its-quick/#comment-4159 Intriguing anecdote Tom... It does a great job of highlighting one of the biggest mistakes organizations and business people make when using personality assessments - they fail to systematically link the needs of the job to the personality style that is best fit for the job. I'll step out on a limb and guess that your client was "ga ga" over the candidate's profile because it was similar to hers. Just a hunch... Curious to see what happens... -Chris Young Intriguing anecdote Tom... It does a great job of highlighting one of the biggest mistakes organizations and business people make when using personality assessments - they fail to systematically link the needs of the job to the personality style that is best fit for the job.

I'll step out on a limb and guess that your client was "ga ga" over the candidate's profile because it was similar to hers. Just a hunch...

Curious to see what happens...

-Chris Young

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