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Hiring Philosophies: No False Positives vs. Hire Fast, Fire Fast
Dick "da wizard" Costolo, CEO of FeedBurner, has a great post up contrasting two schools of thought around hiring:Briefly, the "No False Positives" school of hiring says that bad hires are worse than no hire because bad employees infect the company with all sorts of issues. Better to march on...
Tags: General, Hiring, Management, Tips and Tools, Wisdom, Recruitment & Selection, Ben Casnocha, False Positives, Dick
Blog posts 2007-03-15

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Defense agency wants more lie detection tests for workers
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon's intelligence arm is adding more polygraph studios and relying on outside contractors for the first time to conduct lie detection tests in an attempt to screen its 5,700 prospective and current employees every year. The stepped-up effort by the Defense Intelligence Agency is...
Articles 2008-08-24
'I have to ... make this a positive'
After announcing Aug. 2 that she had been diagnosed with "an early form" of breast cancer, Christina Applegate dropped a bombshell Tuesday when she revealed that she had had a double mastectomy. In an interview with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts, Applegate, 36, said she's "absolutely 100% clear...
Articles 2008-08-20
Highland boil order is lifted
HIGHLAND -- A water-boiling order has been lifted in Highland after infected water was purified and passed another round of tests Friday afternoon. During a routine water test Wednesday afternoon, Highland officials got a positive test for E. coli in the View Point subdivision in the northeast...
Articles 2008-08-16
Ambani company denies any interest in Newcastle
A spokesman for Reliance Communications, the company run by the Indian billionaire Anil Ambani, who was linked with a possible takeover of Newcastle United on Sunday, delivered a robust denial of any such ambition or discussions yesterday and with such force that it is difficult to see how Reliance could...
Articles 2008-08-05
Ambani company denies any interest in Newcastle
A spokesman for Reliance Communications, the company run by the Indian billionaire Anil Ambani, who was linked with a possible takeover of Newcastle United on Sunday, delivered a robust denial of any such ambition or discussions yesterday and with such force that it is difficult to see how Reliance could...
Articles 2008-08-05
Ambani company denies any interest in Newcastle
A spokesman for Reliance Communications, the company run by the Indian billionaire Anil Ambani, who was linked with a possible takeover of Newcastle United on Sunday, delivered a robust denial of any such ambition or discussions yesterday and with such force that it is difficult to see how Reliance could...
Articles 2008-08-05
OKC lawyer: E-Verify could cost thousands their jobs
The federal E-Verify system for checking work status is too unreliable and can result in rejection of American citizens or foreign nationals who can legally work in the U.S., says an Oklahoma City attorney. Michael Brooks-Jimenez said "false positives" could lead to termination of thousands of valid...
Articles 2008-08-04
After 10 years of waiting, Baltimore finally getting its convention
After a decade of false starts and frustrated attempts to attract a private developer for the project, the city of Baltimore has finally built a convention center headquarters hotel. On Aug. 9, city officials say they will hand over management responsibilities of the $301 million Hilton Convention...
Articles 2008-08-01
Why smart companies do dumb things; lessons learned from innovation blunders, avoiding eight common mistakes in new product development
Why smart companies do dumb things; lessons learned from innovation blunders, avoiding eight common mistakes in new product development. Hodock, Calvin L. Prometheus Books 2007 357 pages $25.95 Hardcover HF5415 Although the US has...
Articles 2008-08-01
Is mammography + ultrasound better than mammography alone for high-risk women?
Yes. Mammography plus ultrasound resulted in the detection of more cases of cancer (32 of 40) than mammography alone (20 of 40) in a high-risk group of women. Mammography plus ultrasound also resulted in significantly more recommendations for biopsy (276 vs 84), possibly resulting in both physical and emotional harm...
Articles 2008-08-01
Interthinx(R) Provides Advanced Name-Matching Technology to Ferret Out "Bad Actors"
To further increase the accuracy of theinformation reported within its Third Party Review TPR comprehensivebackground check on brokers, Interthinx has added Advanced Name Matchinginto its technology platform. Interthinx®, Inc. is the leading providerof proven risk mitigation, mortgage fraud prevention, and regulatorycompliance tools for the mortgage industry. The platform enhancement willdrastically...
Articles 2008-07-29
Commentary: A crayon mistake had me condemned at 6
At an early age I learned how it feels to be falsely accused. I was in the first grade at a small elementary school in Fortuna, Mo. My family was poor, and at the start of the school year I did not have a box of...
Articles 2008-07-09
No talks in the offing: Zimbabwe's opposition leader
HARARE AFP — Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Tuesday denied claims by government that dialogue was to resume soon between his party and President Robert Mugabe's regime. Tsvangirai said claims by Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa that talks would start up again shortly were "false and...
Articles 2008-07-08
Tizor Monitors and Secures Sensitive Data for F500 Global Bank, Achieving Significant ROI
TizorSystems , a leading provider of enterprise database monitoring andprotection solutions for the data center, today announced that a globalbank has implemented Tizor's Mantra solution to meet data auditingrequirements for Sarbanes Oxley SOX and a variety of data privacyregulations. The Fortune 500 customer recognized that in order...
Articles 2008-07-08
GOGAS Universal Acknowledges MyGallons Had Agreements in Place to Utilize US Bank's Voyager Fleet Systems for Its Fixed Price Gas Savings Program
Admission Comes After US Bank Refuses to Honor Agreements MIAMI, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Phil Dorroll, National Fleet Director of GOGAS Universal, acknowledged today that MyGallons had agreements in place to utilize the Voyager Fleet System for its fixed price gas savings program. Dorroll's...
Articles 2008-07-08
Verizon, Telecom Italia, and Brasil Telecom Top the Zombie Charts in Commtouch Second Quarter Trend Report
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Commtouch[R] (Nasdaq:CTCH) today released its second quarter 2008 Email Threats Trend Report, based on the automated analysis of billions of email messages weekly. The report examines recent trends in email threats, especially the role of millions of dynamic zombie computers actively sending spam and...
Articles 2008-07-07
Zarlink Concerned Shareholders File Proxy Circular Nominating New Board of Directors
Urgent Action Needed to Change Leadership OTTAWA, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Concerned Shareholders of Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. today filed a Proxy Circular which nominates an alternative slate of Directors who can lead the Company to greater value creation for all shareholders. ...
Articles 2008-07-07
Palisade Systems Announces Second Quarter Results of 5-Day Secure Assessments
Over 300,000 HIPAA, GLBA, PCI and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Violations Were Uncovered by Palisade's Data Loss Prevention Appliance During Q2 of 2008 AMES, Iowa, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Palisade Systems, a leading provider of data loss prevention products, announced today the quarterly results of their...
Articles 2008-07-07
Mr. Nice Guy? 1996 foe says 'no'
By Tim Carpenter THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Jim Ryun was blowing a huge lead in the 1996 campaign for Congress against Democratic nominee John Freiden. Observers pointed to the former Olympian's unwavering loyalty to a "clean campaign pledge" that...
Articles 2008-07-06
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