I came across this article and thought I would pass this along to all who might handle hiring or other HR duties that would pertain to this. With EEOC changes, this brings up a very interesting scenario, which was from a true story.
This is one were I can see both sides of the story. I guess this would be based on the job responsibilities. In 37 years, a person can change. If anything that I've learned in reading people, it is to trust your gut feeling. If I'm not 100% confident in who I am hiring, I move on to the next person.
I believe that the job qualifying is more than what is written on the resume, references, and background checks. The initial interview tells me more about that person than a piece of paper. Reverences can be a stacked deck of people who really don't know the person's work ethic. They are helping a friend get a job. Calling previous employment places can be misleading because of what business can say and not say about the person. Background checks only check for "criminal" history (which in most financial careers and working with children are crucial).
Because of the time and training needed, I hate wasting time on employees who do not last. I can sense the commitment in a person to make the job work in the initial interview. Sometimes somebody with less experience can be a better hirer than one with several jobs and more experience. I'd be training them how to properly do things instead of fighting their bad habits. Somebody with more experience could be bouncing around in jobs every few years might be a riskier hirer.
There are a plethora of things I could list. To me, by the end of the initial interview, if I don't feel confident in hiring the person, I don't. I just tell them there was another applicant that fit the job better. I don't use the word qualify, as in "somebody was more qualified than you." I do not have to share with that person who I hired or any specific reasons why someone fit the job better than them.
If you'd like to discuss interviewing or hiring process with me, you can contact me at Total Payroll Solution, via the internet, email, or by phone (765-288-7243).
James Petty
