November 2011
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The 1,000 Resume Problem
The most sought after job listings can get up to 1,000 resume submissions, especially in a down economy. How is a hiring manager or the future boss of said position supposed to sort through all of these applications? Some how the large stack of resumes have to be whittled down to 10-30 applicants to interview. Traditionally, this has been done by personal connections and the quality of an...
Kevin Kelly on interviews:
great interviews…allow [the interviewee] to meander and go deep and long. The way Rolling Stone, Playboy, Interview and even Wired (briefly) used to do.
These types of interviews are some of my favorite. There needs to be more done in this style. The Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Playboy interviews are classic. I wonder which interviews done of late will still be...
