Does job success depend on data rather than your Resume/CV?

Asif Dasl

An interesting read, it's just about where job hiring is going - Big Data analysis.

Just thought I would share.


BBC News - Does job success depend on data rather than your CV?

Hire For Attitude - Forbes

aftereffector

That was an interesting read. Technical skills can always be taught, but soft skills and personality are much more difficult to shape.

Danielm7

aftereffector wrote: »

That was an interesting read. Technical skills can always be taught, but soft skills and personality are much more difficult to shape.

I had an interview yesterday and they told me that they asked the last guy to leave after 15 minutes all because of personality. Knowing tech is great, but if you can't even talk to people properly you aren't going to get very far.

aidan80

It's a combination of both what's on paper and personality. I recently sat in as an interviewer in my first interview on the other side of the table and we went with both as a means to find the right candidate to fill the role. We had hired a candidate in the past that was perfect on paper however their personality had them fired within the first few months. We also looked at another candidate that was perfect on paper had a great personality that we almost hired until we pulled their attendance records from their current employer. Their poor attendance was a critical factor in us not offering them the job.

Danielm7

aidan80 wrote: »

until we pulled their attendance records from their current employer. Their poor attendance was a critical factor in us not offering them the job.

Is this a government job thing or something?

MSP-IT

I think using tactics to determine a personality from a way someone structures their resume is a grave mistake.

I'm not saying the current system works better, but if you're going to dismiss a candidate based purely off of a writing format and assuming it's indicative of the way a human is able to interact with his peers, you're doing it wrong.

Jon_Cisco

MSP-IT wrote: »

I'm not saying the current system works better, but if you're going to dismiss a candidate based purely off of a writing format and assuming it's indicative of the way a human is able to interact with his peers, you're doing it wrong.

The question becomes is it better even if it's done wrong. We might not think it's a great way to figure this out but if it works were we wrong or were they lucky. If it becomes cheaper and more effective to let a computer analyze your sentences then you can bet someone is going to do it!

Priston

MSP-IT wrote: »

I think using tactics to determine a personality from a way someone structures their resume is a grave mistake.

I'm not saying the current system works better, but if you're going to dismiss a candidate based purely off of a writing format and assuming it's indicative of the way a human is able to interact with his peers, you're doing it wrong.

You also have to account for the people that have someone else write their resume.