[_] Age Discrimination Act
Tim Beadle
tim.beadle at gmail.com
Fri Sep 29 20:53:35 BST 2006
On 29/09/06, Tom Gidden <tom at gidden.net> wrote:
> Since you're now allegedly not allowed to exclude a candidate based
> on communication skills unless it's a *pivotal* requirement to a job,
> I'm wondering how long it'll be before you can't exclude a candidate
> on the basis of either intelligence or aptitude.
>
> That was the kicker for me: I do tend to filter CVs based (partly)
> on spelling and grammar, as I don't expect a high level of attention
> to detail and bug-free code from someone who doesn't spellcheck their
> CV. I also expect them to be able to communicate their designs,
> specifications and intentions properly to their colleagues and
> customers. I check every single solitary bloody word of my CV
> carefully for spelling, correct capitalisation, punctuation and
> grammatical structure.
"If you are trying to decide between a few people to fill your
position, always hire the better writer. I don't care if that person
is a designer, programmer, marketer, salesperson, whatever. Assuming
your candidates are fairly equally skilled and qualified overall,
always hire the better writer. This is especially true with designers
since copywriting is interface design."
http://www.37signals.com/svn/archives2/hiring_tip.php
Tim
> Since you're now allegedly not allowed to exclude a candidate based
> on communication skills unless it's a *pivotal* requirement to a job,
> I'm wondering how long it'll be before you can't exclude a candidate
> on the basis of either intelligence or aptitude.
>
> That was the kicker for me: I do tend to filter CVs based (partly)
> on spelling and grammar, as I don't expect a high level of attention
> to detail and bug-free code from someone who doesn't spellcheck their
> CV. I also expect them to be able to communicate their designs,
> specifications and intentions properly to their colleagues and
> customers. I check every single solitary bloody word of my CV
> carefully for spelling, correct capitalisation, punctuation and
> grammatical structure.
"If you are trying to decide between a few people to fill your
position, always hire the better writer. I don't care if that person
is a designer, programmer, marketer, salesperson, whatever. Assuming
your candidates are fairly equally skilled and qualified overall,
always hire the better writer. This is especially true with designers
since copywriting is interface design."
http://www.37signals.com/svn/archives2/hiring_tip.php
Tim