First, the role of
intuition: intuition is wrong a lot of the time.
Then, the role of
data: data can be wrong, too, if you measure what is misleading or
irrelevant.
How then do you decide?
Answer: You insist on
both pointing to the same decision. Intuition and data need to agree,
validating each other.
You like the candidate?
NO. The candidate has what you want?
YES.
If you feel weird about
someone but the data say they are great, don’t do a thing until you can figure
out how to reconcile the two.
You like the candidate? YES. The candidate has what you want? NO.
If the data says they do
not have what you need but you love them, do nothing until you understand why
you love them so much or why the data say they don’t have enough skills.
A friend of mine used to
hire alcoholics. They had bad job histories, but he loved them. He
figured out that he loved them because they were codependent and who’s nicer to
you than a codependent who needs a job and who doesn’t like nice? Data
and intuition disagreed. He hired them anyway. He let them all go.
You like the candidate? NO. The candidate has what you want? NO.
If the data says they do
not have what you need and your intuition agrees, then pass on them. You
have legal justification and you won’t feel bad about the decision later.
You like the candidate? YES. The candidate has what you want? YES.
If you think candidates
are great and the data say they have all that you need, hire them, quickly,
before they get away!
Here is a quality
assurance tool Wentworth developed to make sure that you are listening to all
the information. It compares the candidate’s job related scores (can they
do the job?) to their fit (do you like them?) scores.
If the yellow dot, the
candidate, is in the top left corner, you love the person, but they don’t have
the skills.
If the dot is in the
lower left, the candidate has
neither skills nor personal magnetism.
If the dot is in the
lower right, the candidate has
great skills but is a misfit for your organization.
If the dot is in the
upper right, the candidate has both
the needed skills and the ability to fit with you and the organization.
We urge our clients to
stick to people in the upper right corner.
If you are interested in
how Wentworth can help you select employees who will be productive and stable,
or teach your employees how to do it, please call me at 310 732 2301.
Thanks so much.
John
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