Job posting (n): an advertisement created from a cookie-cutter template hoping to attract a unique candidate. See also: futility #Recruitment#Hiringtips#JobOpportunities#Jobhunting#JobSearch
Interview (n): a mating dance where the hiring manager must be discerning in selecting candidates, but not so discerning that it's illegal. See also: interrogation #Interview#Discrimination#Hiring#Recruitment
Racism, sexism, and ableism is illegal in the workplace...but discrimination on the basis of beauty is not. Check back on the morning of July 5, 05:30 EDT to read our analysis of lookism: www.adventuresinleadership.land/p/lookism-pr...#Discrimination#PrettyPrivilege#Lookism
Part 1/3 • The psychology of pretty privilege • Lookism and the "-ism" family of discrimination • How to fight beauty bias
Unemployment feels terrible b/c we view ourselves as victims of circumstance. What if we treated unemployment like a refund of 40-60 hours/week? It's a golden opportunity to make ourselves more employable (or self-employed)! #Unemployment#Perspectives#Reframing#Stoicism
In zero-sum games, all conventional wisdom is radioactive. Following conventional wisdom means following the crowd, which guarantees you'll be working harder, not smarter. #ZeroSumGame#WorkSmartNotHard#WorkSmarter#Mediocrity#Conformity#ConventionalWisdom
No one plans to get mired in the Career Swamp. Many people stumble in because the Fog of Uncertainty blankets most of Leadership Land, obscuring environmental hazards. #AvoidingFailure#CareerSuccess#CareerGoals#CareerDevelopment
Boss Forest • Career Swamp • Desert of Good Intentions • Executive Mountain • Interview Mountains • Institute of Conventional Wisdom • Fog of Uncertainty • Middle Management Foothills • Plague Plateau...
We take our work seriously, but we don't take ourselves seriously. The "right" kind of irreverence keeps our jobs from turning into fun-free zones.
When a hiring manager makes vague justifications (e.g. "not a good fit for the team" or "positive vibes from the interview"), you know they're relying on their gut more than their brain. #Hiring#Interviews#Recruiting#TalentAcquisition#HiringManager#JobCandidate
If someone with no credentials keeps getting promoted over the heads of more brightly-ornamented peers, it makes you wonder: what "secret sauce" does the rising star have? #Hiring#Interviews#Recruiting#TalentAcquisition#HiringManager#JobCandidate
We tell job candidates how to write résumés and dress for success. When YOU'RE hiring, there are counterintuitive advantages to selecting someone who doesn't look the part: www.adventuresinleadership.land/p/halo-effec...#Hiring#Interviews#Recruiting#TalentAcquisition#HiringManager#JobCandidate
The Horns and Halo Effect • The counterintuitive advantages of hiring someone who doesn't look the part