tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563885391884655016.post3573215443966720360..comments2013-01-08T07:57:41.375-08:00Comments on Wavemaker Blogs: Guest Blog - Hire for Goosebumps - by Roy OsingJim Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00304862306877533327noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563885391884655016.post-87559112664744662042012-03-27T10:38:11.866-07:002012-03-27T10:38:11.866-07:00I'm thinking we need to know how people react ...I'm thinking we need to know how people react on both sides - rain and shine.Jim Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00304862306877533327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563885391884655016.post-90165304354359777752012-03-27T10:33:12.897-07:002012-03-27T10:33:12.897-07:00Moving up in the world - guest bloggers indeed. In...Moving up in the world - guest bloggers indeed. Interesting to see how many hits your last one had.Jim Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563885391884655016.post-68223066066110893742012-03-19T11:17:44.351-07:002012-03-19T11:17:44.351-07:00I have to agree with Zephyr, above, but not just i...I have to agree with Zephyr, above, but not just in favour of stern people, but in favour of *diversity*, in general. Let's have all the colours of the Myers-Briggs rainbow, the introverts as well as the extroverts.<br /><br />Also, I'm not sure I'd use this approach, even if I were hiring for extroversion. An interview is already a sort of performance--it hardly needs to be encouraged in extroverted people. They will already be showing me their best face. I need to know what that person looks like when the mask slips, so to speak. Don't tell me about a time you shone, tell me about a hard time, and how did you handle it?<br /><br />I guess I'm one of those non-people lovers, LOL. I ask the tough questions, make the tough decisions.Susannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563885391884655016.post-31768260907236617162012-03-16T09:11:03.763-07:002012-03-16T09:11:03.763-07:00Hi Mike.
Thanks for your feedback and point take...Hi Mike. <br /><br />Thanks for your feedback and point taken! Not to put words in Roy's mouth, but I suspect he was thinking more about hiring customer facing staff when he wrote this. That said there is the arguement that those who serve those who serve should exemplify the great service behaviors, but I agree that there is also a need for those who can make the hard calls. Since no one person can be all things to all people, perhaps the answer lies in hiring a whole lot of 'people lovers' (especially on the coal face) and a few sensitive, yet direct and decisive 'gate keepers' to keep it real.<br /><br />What say you?Jim Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00304862306877533327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563885391884655016.post-87698278998964505582012-03-16T08:39:00.071-07:002012-03-16T08:39:00.071-07:00Ha-excellent - for all HR staff everywhere.
RayHa-excellent - for all HR staff everywhere.<br /><br />RayRaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563885391884655016.post-20149043582645868982012-03-16T00:35:41.833-07:002012-03-16T00:35:41.833-07:00Hi Jim, interesting article, but I'd be concer...Hi Jim, interesting article, but I'd be concerned if this was being advocated for across the board recruitment activities. <br /><br />For example, I would not advocate someone who "loves and cares for people" as a prime candidate for HR, nor for a credit controller, auditor, nor any role where tough, sometimes brutal decisions need to be made. Rather, I want people in my organisation who have personality traits which display (in no particular order) decisiveness, sensitivity, behavioural skills, high level communication skills, tenacity, self-motivaton, and teamworking and independence in equal measures.<br /><br />My concern with the "people lovers" of the article relates to their ability to deliver those essential messages that people do not want to hear, eg: retrenchment, credit refusal, negative comments at audit, etc etc. <br /><br />If we were to substitute "People Lovers" with individuals who display high levels of interpersonal sensitivity combined with decisiveness and strong behavioural and communication skills, I think we'd not have too many disagreements from most of today's executives. <br /><br />Sorry if this post seems overly critical Jim, and hope you and your guest blogger, take it in the spirit intended.ZEPHYRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272667939861021886noreply@blogger.com