FIT!
It's funny how HR's presence tries to objectify the interviewing process.
I've always laughed at job requirements which state something like "Requires 5 to 7 years in XYZ Development." That sounds so scientifically generated, that someone who has less than 5 or more than 7 years is hereby certified undeniably incompetent, esp. when the Grand Jury of HR has declared so.
It then never ceases to amaze me how one 3-letter word is used by many from HR to hiring managers when they reject a candidate. It is the catch-all phrase in the age of avoiding lawsuits. All HR and managers need to say is, "Sorry, we just didn't think you were a good FIT!"
Can somebody provide the function, equation or otherwise objective capture explaining the word "FIT"?
It's been debated whether programming is a science or an art. The same can be said of hiring, and the more I do it, the more I tend to lean towards the art side. Every so often, I've heard the most technical guy say of a rejected candidate, "He really did know his stuff, but I just didn't like him."
Intuition lives, even in left-brain professions!
