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Originally Posted by notfarnow
I almost need to try a bunch of people for a couple days each.
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This.
Not possible for every industry but if it is you should try.
I've had an "audition" policy my entire career.
You come in and work in my studio for 2 weeks.
If you are already employed you give me a few hours after your day gig, I'll hang around because the process is important to me.
Anyone can put on a good face for the time an interview takes but most people will start to reveal there true selves within a few days. Bad habits, actual skill set, and personality issues are hard to keep suppressed for too long.
Had an open to hire for a mid level position. Had a number of quality candidates that we whittled down to two.
One was slightly more polished and talented than the other but end of day both were solid.
After the two weeks we were leaning to the more talented one and were preparing an offer letter that we were going to give her at the end of the day.
I'm in my office and the Manager who I assigned to supervise them called me out.
We had a pleasant discussion about a task the candidate had just finished and the Manager was explaining what needed to be amended. Candidate was resisting / pushing back and honestly her rational was entirely correct. The problem was the spec as dictated by the licensor required something else. I calmly explained to her, "yes, you are not wrong but for this it HAS to be done the other way" She continued to debate for a few minutes and I finally told her, pleasantly, "I understand, now amend it as you've been instructed" She looked at us and with a nasty tone said "FINE" and spun her chair dismissing us.
The Manager and I looked at each other, I went back to my office, rang up HR and had them change the name on the offer letter.
I've only made one bad hire. The one and only person that I did not put through the audition process.