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A survey of 223 senior executives and managers found that 63% rely on "likeability" and personality of a candidate when making hiring and promotion decisions. So what does this mean to the stereotypical techie who is often labeled as lacking sparkle when it comes to people-skills? Bring on the charm...

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Tiabin
Aug. 24, 2006, 12:54 p.m.
Surprise! They hire based on the presence of social skills.
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zonkra
Aug. 24, 2006, 3:03 p.m.
Surprise! It used to be called "discrimination", as in "Say, Ed, I don't think Roosevelt or Jose or that Cohen fellow or that pushy gal in Accounting have the social skills necessary to advance in this company (nudge, nudge, wink, wink). Care for some brie?" Another example of retrograde in the Age of Orcs.
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RedRock
Aug. 24, 2006, 3:19 p.m.
What a concept - Personality!! :)
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rrrtx
Aug. 24, 2006, 4:18 p.m.
More correctly stated they hire people just like themselves. And in the me me me culture today everybody really thinks highly of themselves. So the logic goes - they like you if you are just like them.
And yes zonkra it ends up being discrimination if the hiring manager can't maintain their objectivity.
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uzo-i
Aug. 24, 2006, 8:40 p.m.
I am fully aware that we are in the year 2006. Whats new?
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blksentra2
Aug. 25, 2006, 7:18 a.m.
Well no one wants to work with or be around an a$$hole for most of the day 5 days a week even if they are highly qualified. I can see why 63% hire based on likeability, but probably not likeablity alone.