Comments on: It’s not where you came from http://blog.infinitechaos.com/2008/11/12/its-not-where-you-came-from/ No magic here Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:16:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: thecapacity http://blog.infinitechaos.com/2008/11/12/its-not-where-you-came-from/comment-page-1/#comment-456 thecapacity Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:52:45 +0000 http://blog.infinitechaos.com/?p=234#comment-456 I absolutely agree with you. I've also noticed people look at what someone "did" as though it were a present situation not considering what the environment was at that time. For example looking at a leadership candidate and saying "well those examples weren't enough..." and ignoring the fact that they did them when they were new to their career. Or in my case, when applying for a "research" position I was told I worked on "existing" technologies. Which completely ignores the fact that none of those were established until long after I started with them. It's the spirit of the candidate not the school or the "tangible" accomplishments. I absolutely agree with you. I’ve also noticed people look at what someone “did” as though it were a present situation not considering what the environment was at that time.

For example looking at a leadership candidate and saying “well those examples weren’t enough…” and ignoring the fact that they did them when they were new to their career.

Or in my case, when applying for a “research” position I was told I worked on “existing” technologies. Which completely ignores the fact that none of those were established until long after I started with them.

It’s the spirit of the candidate not the school or the “tangible” accomplishments.

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