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| Mr. Scram:
To paraphrase someone else, certificates exist because HR departments do and most don't know their arse from their elbow. They're a convenient shortcut when all else fails. Plus it's a great money making scheme as many feel forced to pay along. The truth is obviously less absolute and there are a few caveats but I don't think that position is entirely untrue. |
| CJay:
I would dearly love to be able to tell you but I still work with a couple who would be identifiable from the stories. |
| Cerebus:
Quite understandable. We all know that I've been skirting about one person's identity. :) |
| tggzzz:
--- Quote from: Cerebus on December 15, 2020, 01:38:12 pm ---Since that experience I have deliberately set up future interviews for just before lunch and done the same thing. Do the interview, make it clear that the interview is over and that we're "off the clock" and then offer a pub lunch. It's worked fantastically well over the years. I've had people who performed terribly during the interview who've come over great once the pressure is off, and I've had people who appeared great during the interview who quickly became obvious non-candidates once they were talking away from their "prepared for interview" topics. It's got me some great staff over the years, and it's helped me dodge a few stinkers. Anyone subjected to this little subterfuge got told about it after they were hired. --- End quote --- I don't disagree even though I haven't used tactic that specifically. I've always done as much as I can to put the candidates at ease during the interview, often explaining why I'm asking some questions and that I'm not looking for any specific answers. OTOH, I've always liked people that want their answers to be probed in order to find the limits of what they are claiming or stating. But that doesn't have to be confrontational, it can be "let's explore this together". Fortunately I've never had any form of "pressure interview". The only time I can remember being asked a "why is a manhole round" question (actuallly "you are an overseer building the pyramids, how do you know when the shift is over?"), I played around with the interviewer by giving many "inventive" answers before asking if he was interested in sandtimers :) I was offered the job, but declined it. |
| coppice:
I remember a time when anyone who had been certified found it difficult to get any kind of employment. :) |
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