A rough filter
When we’re short of resources, the game is working out how best to use whatever we have.
Sometimes though, whether by luck or judgement, we have…
Pigeons fill pigeon shaped holes – and whilst it’s tempting to think you’ll find an exact fit for your exact requirements, hiring based on the hole is … limiting.
Assuming you’re hiring by any other criteria than the shelf foot, you’re looking for a person who will add their talents and experience and work ethic to the task at hand. The more senior or critical or autonomous the position, the more you need a human than a pigeon.
Even if you could nail the pigeon-specification today, it would be out of date tomorrow.
So use the job description as a broad guide, a rough filter that lets a wide range through the gate. Look at the people, their problem solving and their ideas. Listen to their war stories and how they dealt with adversity.
Skippy strategy: Start broad, find the right person, then work out how and what to do with them.
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