Interviewing for a job is the same as dating someone new. In both cases, we're trying to figure out if the person will *become* who we need them to be for the role they're applying.

With employment, we lean heavily on past experience as a proxy for this, but it's merely a proxy. Someone very adaptable with little relevant experience is a better hire than someone very experienced yet extremely rigid.

Imagine we started first dates with a resume reviewing prior relationships? Is that ridiculous? Should hiring be more like dating, or should dating be more like hiring?

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I was a recruiter before but I casually used to call myself a matchmaker. I think the difference is the outcome: you date because you love, and you hire because you want to value extract dollars. The process is relatively the same 😂

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In both cases you stay with the person because they satisfy some need. :P

But yea loving someone who is bad for you throws a wrench into the metaphor, perhaps offset with protective labour laws and companies being unable to fire people for dumb reasons?