Comments on: The relevance of job posting and business networking sites http://thomaspowell.com/2010/02/06/the-relevance-of-job-posting-and-business-networking-sites/ Just another WordPress site Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thomas Powell http://thomaspowell.com/2010/02/06/the-relevance-of-job-posting-and-business-networking-sites/#comment-26 Thomas Powell Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:09:20 +0000 http://thomaspowell.com/?p=285#comment-26 Agreed. Moreover, I find it amazing how useless the concept of formal "references" seems to be these days. To the point of "who you know": I have only seen a couple of examples where the interview process selected a candidate, one in which the lead candidate was trumped by the interview of another candidate. Furthermore, in many cases, the lack of connectedness goes both ways: Often the job itself fails to attract applicants with more than 50% relevance in their resume. I can recall at least two or three examples where a public job board posting didn't generate applicants leads for a phone screen, and we ended up trying to applicant leads the old fashioned "networking" way. I think personal knowledge of a person overrides technical knowledge of a person. You can quickly get a feel for work ethic and ability to learn when you know somebody, where 5 million certifications and 200 references will easily generate a dud. Agreed. Moreover, I find it amazing how useless the concept of formal “references” seems to be these days.

To the point of “who you know”: I have only seen a couple of examples where the interview process selected a candidate, one in which the lead candidate was trumped by the interview of another candidate.

Furthermore, in many cases, the lack of connectedness goes both ways: Often the job itself fails to attract applicants with more than 50% relevance in their resume. I can recall at least two or three examples where a public job board posting didn’t generate applicants leads for a phone screen, and we ended up trying to applicant leads the old fashioned “networking” way.

I think personal knowledge of a person overrides technical knowledge of a person. You can quickly get a feel for work ethic and ability to learn when you know somebody, where 5 million certifications and 200 references will easily generate a dud.

]]> By: Chris Hall http://thomaspowell.com/2010/02/06/the-relevance-of-job-posting-and-business-networking-sites/#comment-25 Chris Hall Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:10:04 +0000 http://thomaspowell.com/?p=285#comment-25 I can't imagine applying for a job cold... Especially these days. But it seems that's what people expect when they're on the hunt. I have found out that it's all about who knows you and will vouch for you in the organization, and basically the only way somebody will attach their name to yours is if you've worked together in some capacity. I can’t imagine applying for a job cold… Especially these days. But it seems that’s what people expect when they’re on the hunt.

I have found out that it’s all about who knows you and will vouch for you in the organization, and basically the only way somebody will attach their name to yours is if you’ve worked together in some capacity.

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