I put statements like this in job postings as well, but not so much to =20 filter out personalities, but to hold people accountable later should =20 the need arise. FWIW, I've noticed with job postings that the responses vary by =20 culture. In Austin, TX, people are more self-filtering, but in S. =20 Florida everyone claims to do everything, and will fumble being able =20 to even know what most of the words on a job posting means. They =20 didn't even bother to google the words/acronyms, but then they'll try =20 to convince me in the middle of an interview that they can learn =20 really quick. Ugh! :( Cheers, -Neil. Quoting Dr Skip : > Too much binary thinking on the list... > > You are right. People aren't going to evaluate based on the inverse of > the individual qualities, but rather compare the whole against a self > image. It should be obvious what "self-motivated" means in this context, > as well as the other attributes. There are plenty of people who are > motivated well enough to get up and go to work, are happy with that, > would not call themselves lazy, but also wouldn't describe themselves > "self-motivated", except perhaps relative to beer and the fridge... > > I suspect that if you can't argue that you're self motivated to > yourself, lazy tag not even considered, you won't fit. > > The description gave me a very good feel for the priorities and culture > of the place, and what they wanted. If I were looking, the next step > would be a self evaluation in that context. Well done. > > -Skip > > > On Thu, 2010-12-02 at 12:32 -0700, Vitaliy wrote: > >> Humor aside, the "extra qualifier" is there not to *weed* the wrong peop= le >> out (although we can't completely rule out the possibility) but to *attr= act* >> the right kind. AFAICT it works, because several co-workers told me that >> they applied to the posting because it "was the right fit" and therefore >> "stood out". People make certain inferences, for example about the compa= ny >> culture and the likely traits of people they will be working with. > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .