How's That Job Matching Working Out? « KnowHR Blog

How's That Job Matching Working Out?

Jul 17

The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.
–Andrew S. Tanenbaum

So, is job matching an art or a science? Or a little of both? And when you talk to employees about your job matching standard, which one are you talking about?

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Frank Roche

Frank started IFRACTAL over 7 years ago with Sarah Chambers. Together, they've created HR communications and HR software for some of the world's leading companies. Frank is also studying Flamenco guitar and origami.

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Ann Bares says:

July 17, 2008 at 8:15 am

Great quote, Frank! It could apply to a lot of areas, including – particularly – performance standards. Unfortunately.

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Frank Roche says:

July 17, 2008 at 8:21 am

Ann, great point. I always get jumpy when people stand on their “standards.” You’re so right about performance…there are descriptors, but in application it can be something else entirely.

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