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I hate to be that guy, but HR is one of the things I always point to as a perfect example of "A system's purpose is what it does" - HR's task is NOT with maxim
by helle253 7mo ago
I hate to be that guy, but HR is one of the things I always point to as a perfect example of "A system's purpose is what it does"
- HR's task is NOT with maximizing results/IC output
- HR's task is minimizing corporate risk
HR is, in most corporate environments, doing exactly what it is intended to do (minimize risk)!
Hiring anybody, from an org's perspective, is insanely risky for a million different reasons. Therefore, there are a million different (valid and invalid) reasons to reject a candidate - which is what overwhelmingly happens, unless HR is sidestepped via referrals and networking.
- genpfault 7mo ago> "A system's purpose is what it does" POSIWID: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_what_it_does https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_wha...
- OutOfHere 7mo agoBut does it minimize corporate risk? Those who get ghosted or face an unfair interview can overwhelmingly report a negative experience online, which then slowly drags the company down because it hurts the candidate pool. I assert it does not minimize this dimension of corporate risk.
- 7bit 7mo agoI think you are MASSIVELY overexxagerrating the power of a negative review -- if the unsuccessful applicant can even get added to write a review.
- OutOfHere 7mo agoAnd you're massively discounting the power of a sequence of three substantial negative reviews. (Fake positive reviews don't count and only make it worse.)