Comments on: Permalink: The Art and Science of Interviews http://www.noshortageofwork.com/pages/490 Even when you're not doing something for pay, do something anyway. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:53:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve Amoia http://www.noshortageofwork.com/pages/490/comment-page-1#comment-13 Steve Amoia Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:37:48 +0000 http://www.noshortageofwork.com/pages/?p=490#comment-13 Kai, thank you for your interesting comment about the research of Mr. Sutherland. If you have lost faith in interviews, what other hiring tools would you suggest? Kai, thank you for your interesting comment about the research of Mr. Sutherland.

If you have lost faith in interviews, what other hiring tools would you suggest?

]]> By: kai http://www.noshortageofwork.com/pages/490/comment-page-1#comment-9 kai Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:47:41 +0000 http://www.noshortageofwork.com/pages/?p=490#comment-9 Reading "Irrationality" from Stuart Sutherland has shattered my confidence in interviews as a hiring tool. According to him dozens of studies have shown that the judgements of different interviewers do not agree with one another and they bear no relationship to the suitability of applicants for a job. He also shows that somebody who is interviewed right after a very weak/very strong competitor has a significant advantage/disadvantage. See ISBN 978-1-905177-07-3 page 206+207 Reading “Irrationality” from Stuart Sutherland has shattered my confidence in interviews as a hiring tool. According to him dozens of studies have shown that the judgements of different interviewers do not agree with one another and they bear no relationship to the suitability of applicants for a job.

He also shows that somebody who is interviewed right after a very weak/very strong competitor has a significant advantage/disadvantage.

See ISBN 978-1-905177-07-3 page 206+207

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