We call this wisdom
In the old days, the hiring manager was the person to know if you wanted to get a job. They would read your resume and compare it with the “bell curve” in their mind. This bell curve contains a statistical sample of all similar situations that the manager has witnessed, the variables involved, and a range of outcomes observed across their long and illustrious career…Ohhhmmmmmm
We Call This Simulated Wisdom
Modern HR systems try to simulate this wisdom through a series of innovations such as key word search, structured interviews, personality tests, and employee incentives. Now we can use Google (an information company) to derive sort of a proxy for wisdom as we assess search results in our own image. Facebook and Linkedin go a step further by providing us with another filter through which to pass judgement upon a future employee or partner. The problem is that the more we look into these systems, the more they deliver back to us a reflection of ourselves…Ohhhmmmmm
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