>> Except for marginal cases, it's not about how good you are at your job. You just have to be liked while being sufficiently good.
> I think this is dangerous ground to thread.
He is not speaking to those choosing who to hire, he is speaking to those being interviewed. He's not saying to hire those you like, he is saying you will only be hired if you are liked.
It does suck, but it's been true for me. Making the interviewers like me is at least as important as convincing them of my skills.
> I think this is dangerous ground to thread.
He is not speaking to those choosing who to hire, he is speaking to those being interviewed. He's not saying to hire those you like, he is saying you will only be hired if you are liked.
It does suck, but it's been true for me. Making the interviewers like me is at least as important as convincing them of my skills.