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Screening for Alphas When the Job Requires Betas
Fifteen percent of job seekers have said that they would put more effort into a job if they had a positive hiring experience.1
In our early days at CY, we observed an interesting phenomenon. Applicants would wait for their interviews in the cafeteria where they usually encountered current CY employees on a break. We observed them interacting with existing employees in verbal, intelligent, and engaging ways. We felt encouraged for them and expected them to do well in their interviews.
But as soon as they were in the interview room with their interviewer, many transformed into anxious, nonverbal, ...
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