Hello Fellow PLUGers, As I read through job descriptions here on PLUG, I notice that companies rarely advertise for "average" talent. No, they want the exception to the rule. They want exceptional talent, whether it be Java ninjas or rock stars.
The thing is, most of us aren't all that exceptional. Sure, we can employ all the positive thinking we want, but the things that make an employee valuable and worth hiring aren't the exceptional talents, but the average, normal things -- the things we expect of every productive employee, like... doing the work focus creativity -- to solve problems reliability -- so others to know what to expect honesty ability to learn ability to work with others applying one's talents to do the work Having said that, I don't expect to see job descriptions advertising for "average" talent. Nor do I expect companies to air their dirty laundry (e.g. "financial trouble; just laid off 500 employees; low employee morale; now hiring!"). Jared Robinson /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
