they work with stats and probability and take risks, so they wanted to make sure hires demonstrated a good sense of certainty. makes sense.
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@chrisamaphone I'd argue that a sense of one's own certainty is also important in plenty of jobs that don't work directly with statistics.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@chrisamaphone So re: self-promotional pressure, the business world isn't just missing out on good hires. They're also hiring *bad* ones.1 reply 2 retweets 1 like
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@sharonw @chrisamaphone
"he's kind of an idiot."
"aw man, he looked so good on paper."
"yeah, i think that's the only thing he's good at".
11:04 AM - 28 Mar 2014
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