Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Bunny Job Hopping
Yes, it is that great time of the year when we scurry around looking for those golden eggs. No, I'm not referring to Easter, but an employment search. This led me to the weird thought that why are references ever requested anymore? In this age of litigation, you'd think that there are other ways to corroborate character, like credit checks, background checks, and checks in the mail. Anyway, I digress. Is it really feasible to ask for references when we know that the candidate will attempt to provide a biased sample of people to speak with. Ok, so it is somewhat disguised as Grandma puts the handkerchief over the phone to pretend to be Sally the CFO from IBM.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
I'm a proponent of new age recruiting where you sidestep the interview process altogether and simply have someone come in and do some work for half a day. The applicant thinks they're audtioning for a job, the employer is getting work done for free and no one wastes an hour talking to one more loser. It's a complete win-win!
That actually sounds like a great idea. How about I add to that concept and bring in teleworking. Now, this is a novel idea: I bypass even coming into work and stay at home for my audition, and the employer sends me my check. We both assume work is getting done and I never even have to go into work. Now, that's new age!
Maybe you could recommend that your huge employer simply write checks willy nilly to random people for no reason whatsoever. Just in case it happens to take off, I think I'll even change my name to Willie Nilly.
I think you're all wet.
Post a Comment