Musings of an organization consultant
Posted in Selection and Hiring on Jun 30th, 2009
If I were in the classroom, this case would be a real teaching moment. In the build up to this perfect storm, we find a city government which conducts a valid selection test for promotion in the firefighter ranks, but when a group of minority candidates is not fairly represented among those who pass the [...]
Posted in Personnel Policy, Selection and Hiring on Jun 22nd, 2009
If we create a public space which can be viewed by anyone, do we then have the right to say that it is an invasion of privacy for an employer to ask what public spaces we inhabit on the Web?
Posted in Competencies on May 11th, 2009
Richard Anderson, CEO of Delta, was recently interviewed by the New York Times [here] and asked what he looks for in job candidates. He said a resume can outline education and experience, but it is the intangibles, such as the ability to communicate, lead and adapt to change, that are the most important. He refers to this as the human factor and suggests that gut instincts play a role in determining whether a candidate possesses these competencies.
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