Posts Tagged ‘personality’
3 reasons to hire student outcasts rather than “popular” students
Alexandra Robbins is the author of the book “The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory, and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School,” a New York Times best-seller. Companies often look to hire the graduate who has maneuvered his way to the top of the social hierarchy at school. But if these companies want [...]
Why you want people to like you
SmartPulse — our weekly reader poll in Smartbrief on Workforce — tracks feedback from leading managers and HR practitioners. We run the poll question each Wednesday in our e-newsletter and feature analysis from Lance Haun, vice president of outreach for MeritBuilder, the main guy over at YourHRGuy.com and a member of the SmartBrief on Workforce Advisory [...]
