Psiloc
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Post by Psiloc on Nov 22, 2024 10:10:30 GMT
Shirt and tie for interviews.
Our office is completely casual-wear (not customer facing) and you wear whatever the fuck you want day to day - but in interviews there is a definite +1 to people who look like they give a shit and take the job and the company seriously.
You're not immediately black balled or anything based on your outfit, but think of it as min maxing.
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Bongo Heracles
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Nov 22, 2024 10:15:32 GMT
It’s why I’m fussy when interviewing and always want to view loads of candidates. If you front load all the effort and get the recruitment right you don’t have to do much actual managing, which I despise
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Post by zisssou on Nov 22, 2024 10:23:07 GMT
I always wear a suit to interviews. Even when I had one on teams I put my suit on. My BIRTHDAY suit that is  |
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Post by apollo on Nov 22, 2024 10:27:01 GMT
When interviewing, I hate it when the people doing the interview are not smart (they don't need a suit on with top hat and monocle) but make some effort to look smart. If I am wearing a nice shirt and tie for online interview, you can make a effort, interview is 2 way process
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Post by jeepers on Nov 22, 2024 10:27:26 GMT
It’s why I’m fussy when interviewing and always want to view loads of candidates. If you front load all the effort and get the recruitment right you don’t have to do much actual managing, which I despise Hire smart people, ideally smarter than you, and management is a doddle. |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Nov 22, 2024 11:32:34 GMT
I'm not sure why I decided to engage in conversation with that incompetent recruiter who just emailed me asking me for stuff, again, that I'd already sent to her weeks ago.
At this point I'm starting to believe she's had a head injury at some stage in her life.
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Post by JonFE on Nov 22, 2024 14:18:11 GMT
It’s why I’m fussy when interviewing and always want to view loads of candidates. If you front load all the effort and get the recruitment right you don’t have to do much actual managing, which I despise Hire smart people, ideally smarter than you, and management is a doddle. Doesn't this present the danger of them outsmarting you off your manager position? |
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nazo
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Post by nazo on Nov 22, 2024 14:21:46 GMT
If they're smart they'll want to avoid getting into a manager position.
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Post by jeepers on Nov 22, 2024 15:52:30 GMT
Hire smart people, ideally smarter than you, and management is a doddle. Doesn't this present the danger of them outsmarting you off your manager position? What Nazo said but also: What’s the alternative? Hire people dumber than you are? |
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Rich
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Post by Rich on Nov 22, 2024 16:17:36 GMT
The Johnson strategy.
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Post by Rich on Nov 22, 2024 16:24:46 GMT
God I hate my job at the moment. Insane management decisions made in the name of cost cutting and efficiency, but really just to gain evidence for the next rank/job, that will almost certainly have disastrous consequences for those left to deal with them.
I'm carrying so much work (and risk) at the moment it's untrue.
I said a year ago my goal was to leave and I feel no closer to actually achieving that despite many, many attempts. Started looking abroad for some different opportunities but don't know how feasible that could ever be.
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Post by drakeypoos on Nov 22, 2024 17:47:33 GMT
If they're smart they'll want to avoid getting into a manager position. Yeah these days managers are there because they are good at politics, very rare to see an actual technocrat, which is what I respect the most. My last two, I actually got a technocrat who taught me loads, and before that a ‘management is its own skill’ person who basically made me teach them what we did and organise everything before taking the credit and holding us back. |
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