Looking for the Perfect Candidate?
HAHAHAHAHAHA. No, seriously 😂
You are? Hiring used to take 2 days, now it takes 2 months. Great candidates are turning down your jobs because hiring is a nightmare and no one can make a frigging decision. People used the be ‘teachable’ and ‘trainable’ now they need to be ready to ‘hit the ground running.’ People are not perfect. They never have been.
So STOP looking for PERFECT and Accept the fact that humans are messy, crazy, smart, funny, ambitious, shy, inspired, doers, followers, tech savvy, backward, troubled, scared, fabulous and imperfect in every way. Job ads never say
“the perfect candidate will be able to work 20 hours a day for the pure satisfaction of being held in high esteem and willing to manage their super, hands-on, narcissistic boss with a smile on their face.”
When in actuality that’s what they are looking for. There is NO perfect. Let’s hire smart, funny, ambitious, messy, troubled, fabulous people because they are PEOPLE. Capable, qualified and teachable. Stop lying. Start HIRING. Get over yourself.
Sincerely, job seekers.
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