Why it’s better to hire the least qualified person for the job. [work life / culture / inspiration]A recent study from a few European academics showed that people who are under-qualified for jobs “feel indebted to the hiring manager” for choosing them… whereas the most qualified candidate can feel like they deserved the job and therefore approach it with a more relaxed attitude. The study found that while only 30% of principals choose the less qualified person, those that are under-qualified put in 50% more effort than the people who are more qualified. Maybe recent grads aren’t so bad after all ;)    High-res

Why it’s better to hire the least qualified person for the job. 
[work life / culture / inspiration]

A recent study from a few European academics showed that people who are under-qualified for jobs “feel indebted to the hiring manager” for choosing them… whereas the most qualified candidate can feel like they deserved the job and therefore approach it with a more relaxed attitude. The study found that while only 30% of principals choose the less qualified person, those that are under-qualified put in 50% more effort than the people who are more qualified. Maybe recent grads aren’t so bad after all ;)   

A sure trick to hiring the most qualified candidates. Hiring new people can be an incredibly difficult task, no matter what industry you’re in. Resumes are only words on paper and a 2011 study showed that 1 in 4 people lie on their resume (I’m looking at you, former Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson.) Smarterer lets you choose from hundreds of topics to create a test for candidates - helping you weed out the ones who really don’t know what they’re talking about. I love this idea and can’t wait to try it out.  High-res

A sure trick to hiring the most qualified candidates.

Hiring new people can be an incredibly difficult task, no matter what industry you’re in. Resumes are only words on paper and a 2011 study showed that 1 in 4 people lie on their resume (I’m looking at you, former Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson.) Smarterer lets you choose from hundreds of topics to create a test for candidates - helping you weed out the ones who really don’t know what they’re talking about. I love this idea and can’t wait to try it out.