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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
It used to be a combination of the resume, the cover letter, and the interview…
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I don’t think any of those things effectively assess how hard-working or tenacious a candidate is. Resumes and cover letters can be fluffed. Interviews assess how quick-thinking, articulate, and personable candidates are, not how hard-working. Tests and assignments assess knowledge rather than productivity.
In my experience, it takes months on the job to get a sense of how hard working colleagues are. Pretty difficult for employers to hire on that basis, as cycling multiple new hires through probationary trials gets very expensive.
You used to be able to get a good sense of how hard working someone is by checking with their references. But with laws today narrowly restricting what former colleagues and managers can say about candidates, that route is no longer available.