Comments on: Why You Should Hire “Unqualified” Candidates

By: Kelley

Kelley — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 22:39:40 +0000

LOVE that. Why do employers think they deserve perfect people, when we all know that perfect people don’t actually exist? Certainly not perfect employers. This is great. Thanks for this!

By: Chris Hogg

Chris Hogg — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 16:05:12 +0000

In reply to Chris Hogg.

Grannybunny —

Well, this site did it again.

My LinkedIn address is:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrishogg(dash)(dash)ohio

By: Chris Hogg

Chris Hogg — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 16:02:22 +0000

In reply to grannybunny.

Dear Grannybunny —

I have been reading (and enjoying) your comments here on Evil for a loooong time, and have tried to “find” you over the years (Google, LinkedIn, etc.) with no success, as I’m pretty sure I’d benefit by being connected on LinkedIn, and believe you would as well.

Not selling anything.

If you would like, I’d enjoy getting a connect request from you:

linkedin.com/in/chrishogg–ohio

Thanks.

By: Chris Hogg

Chris Hogg — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 15:53:46 +0000

Regarding the Tegus job description, which says in part, “if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways.”

It would be so, so, so, so much better for Tegus to write their job descriptions in such a way that it is clear what they’re looking for, and that way nobody has to guess, on either side of the desk.

Rather than list 10-15 “requirements” and then tell people if they don’t meet them, apply anyway, wouldn’t it be better to list the 2 or 3 “hard requirements” that the employer really needs and then encourage folks to apply if they have those?

For example: “In this role, we require people to have at least 2 years direct experience widget weighing, 2 years direct experience widget washing, and the ability to construct Level II Excel pivot tables (there will be a test). We have found, over the years, that people who also have the following characteristics, or similar, have been the most successful: C1, C2, C3, and C4.

By: grannybunny

grannybunny — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 11:48:32 +0000

Because of my position, I chair a lot of review panels, which screen applicants for positions and recommend the most qualified ones to the deciding officials to interview. Perhaps it’s because our positions are somewhat “niche,” it’s my impression that employers frequently have to settle for hiring people who do not check all the boxes. Nevertheless, most of the hires do turn out to be successful. I’m not aware of any of our recommended candidates who were hired, then didn’t work out as hoped.