Let's think of the worst way to hire for a minute: Post a job description that's somehow both vague and overly specific on a website that ch

Pilot projects: the missing step in your hiring process

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2022-01-20 19:00:06

Let's think of the worst way to hire for a minute: Post a job description that's somehow both vague and overly specific on a website that charges you per click, receive hundreds of applications from people with experience totally unrelated to your job, manually pore though crazily-formatted resumes and generic cover letters ("Dear Sir and/or Madam") looking for a diamond in the rough who's at least worth interviewing, set up an interview and then both show up totally unprepared, attempt to ‘shoot the shit' and get a feel for them as a person without asking them any probing or insightful questions, use your intuition to decide that you like them and that they’re a good fit, pass them along to your colleague or manager for a second interview where they do the same thing, hire them, and pray for the best…

If you're laughing, it's because you've either done this or know people who still do. And it's not your fault—hiring is still stuck in an early-20th century paradigm of job posts, resumes, and interviews. The business model of the major job sites (caveat: I worked at Indeed for 3 years) is largely predicated on volume (clicks, job posts, messages, etc.), not quality—just like it was when employers placed an ad in the local newspaper in 1930.