intervieweesRecruitment is Hard

All the employers I work with are worried about recruitment. It is hard to find people at all, and harder still to find people who will be a good fit with your organization.

We don’t know what we don’t know

Malcolm Gladwell’s book Talking to Strangers highlights a number of ways that we all make assumptions and impressions that may not be accurate. These underlying beliefs impact relationships at work and in the community and contribute to some social inequities. His conclusion:  It is very difficult to understand other people.