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Re: How Gusto Built Scalable Hiring Practices Rooted in Tradition

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Post by devocracy » Wed, Aug 22, 2018, 11:02 AM UTC

tqi wrote: post #6

> "service mindset, intellectual curiosity, no ego and the ability to embrace change" How does one evaluate a candidate fairly across these 4 traits in a 30 minute interview? This type of Cultural Fit interview seem pretty fraught with unconscious bias...

Create an assessment that aims to gauge those traits in an unbiased way, but that would not be a cheap process.

Re: How Gusto Built Scalable Hiring Practices Rooted in Tradition

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Post by bluntfang » Wed, Aug 22, 2018, 1:13 PM UTC

I'm really not enjoying the corporate world's coopting of words like tradition and culture. Seems very dystopic.

Re: How Gusto Built Scalable Hiring Practices Rooted in Tradition

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Post by tuyiown » Wed, Aug 22, 2018, 3:02 PM UTC

bluntfang wrote: post #12

I'm really not enjoying the corporate world's coopting of words like tradition and culture. Seems very dystopic.

Well the premise is that it should emerge naturally from the group of people, I see it as people centric and not mindless corporate execution in the works.

No question that if it comes of fashion in management, the natural aspect with fade out to a artificial «natural» process that won't work, but I don't see any worse than others awful corporate practise such as group pressured cheering or mandatory good mood.

Re: How Gusto Built Scalable Hiring Practices Rooted in Tradition

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Post by tuyiown » Wed, Aug 22, 2018, 3:08 PM UTC

> Three to four members of each hiring panel join the offer call, everyone cheers and shares anecdotes from their interviews

I'm always off put with that kind of «relevant only when spontaneous» formalized behavior. How is it supposed to work ? But maybe it's just a culture problem since I'm non US :) .

Re: How Gusto Built Scalable Hiring Practices Rooted in Tradition

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Post by pmiller2 » Wed, Aug 22, 2018, 6:21 PM UTC

bluntfang wrote: post #12

I'm really not enjoying the corporate world's coopting of words like tradition and culture. Seems very dystopic.

I’m more skeptical about words like “family,” “values,” and “ownership.” You don’t fire your brother if he doesn’t meet expectations. Corporations ultimately only value money. And, try taking anything with you that you “owned” at a corporation when leaving.

And, don’t even get me started on the word “resources.”