Comments on: How to Find the California Chrome in a Stack of Resumes https://www.evilhrlady.org/2014/06/how-to-find-the-california-chrome-in-a-stack-of-resumes.html Everything to make HR better Fri, 13 Jun 2014 23:28:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 By: Apollo Warbucks https://www.evilhrlady.org/2014/06/how-to-find-the-california-chrome-in-a-stack-of-resumes.html#comment-159443 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 23:28:57 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=3225#comment-159443 In reply to fposte.

Thanks for clearing that up I was a little confused.

]]> By: Apollo Warbucks https://www.evilhrlady.org/2014/06/how-to-find-the-california-chrome-in-a-stack-of-resumes.html#comment-159442 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 23:27:34 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=3225#comment-159442 The CEO of my firm told me a story about how one of the partners would review resumes, he would cut the stack in half and drop one pile straight in the bin. When asked why he said it was because he didn’t want to employee anyone who was unlucky.

I’d love to believe the story but I reckon it’s an urban legend.

]]> By: fposte https://www.evilhrlady.org/2014/06/how-to-find-the-california-chrome-in-a-stack-of-resumes.html#comment-159144 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 14:11:18 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=3225#comment-159144 The loss of a capital letter suggests that the 1978 winner went through an affirmation process, when his name was actually Affirmed.

(And of course Chrome lost a week ago, but the Inc piece was up before then.)

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