Re: Surviving job hunting (was: Hiring, but it's a secret?)

[arroxaneullman -at- aol -dot- com]

David Downing said, "...even though you can see logically how you *should* be compatible with a certain person, people usually tend to make those kinds of decisions based on purely subjective criteria."

I believe the same can be said for employers. Perhaps even for those seeking employment?

We are but human. 

:)
Arroxane


-----Original Message-----
From: Downing, David <DavidDowning -at- users -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Sent: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:39 am
Subject: RE: Surviving job hunting (was: Hiring, but it's a secret?)

Actually, I did encountered a job matching algorithm of sorts long, long
ago. It was called SIGI Plus, and it was what recommended technical
writing as a career for me. It worked by having you choose what was most
important to you in a career. I had to tweak my answers a few times,
however, because the first time, it told me I should be a librarian,
which was the job I was being fired from. Then it told me there was
absolutely nothing suited to me.

Where I encountered SIGI Plus was at Florida Atlantic University, where
I *was* working as a librarian.

To digress for a moment and answer your second question, I have tried
those "ideal match" things, and they don't work too well. The problem is
that, even though you can see logically how you *should* be compatible
with a certain person, people usually tend to make those kinds of
decisions based on purely subjective criteria.


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