Why the Perfect Candidate on Paper Is Often the Wrong Hire
The candidate who looks perfect on paper — right school, right company, right titles — is often not the right hire. Not because the credentials are irrelevant, but because the process of selecting for credentials filters out the things that actually matter: adaptability, judgment, the ability to do the specific work in the specific context.
This is the founding argument of Looks Good on Paper. And in the first episode, hosts Andrew Wood and Anita Chauhan lay out exactly why the gap between what looks impressive on a resume and what makes someone exceptional at a job is wider than most hiring…
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