> >> I've heard one time-saver is to simply throw half the CVs into the
> >> bin unopened. This eliminates unlucky people ;-)
> >
> > B R I L L I A N T ! ! !  :-D
> >
> > ROFL!....
> 
> Hehe, I know, terribly twisted logic isn't it


It's not far off how it works in HR anyway.

I have heard claims that the whole resume / interview thing is a waste of
time, you might as well pick a name from a barrel.

Not hard to determine if it's true.  Get a list of all employees (past &
present), and grade them.  How many fall into the 'great resume / great
bloke but useless in the end' category?  50%?  Next time flip a coin.

Microsoft, with their 'A' grade staff only attitude, describe it as if you
hire a 'B' grade person, they'll hire 'C' graders, and it's all downhill
from there.  

One place hired a bloke who was referred to as 'the village idiot' by a
sales rep, and everyone instantly knew who she meant.  He'd been hired by a
someone who had a 'management technique of the week' approach, I never did
find his copy of 'Dummies Guide to Management'.

Tony

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