Doing your own startup company seemed to be the thing to do. But it was not to be. So off we go looking for a new job. Interesting thing about time. The more experienced you become, the harder it is to find work.
Here's my favorite: "You sure have done a lot, but you're just too senior". Never taking into account the fact, you may really like doing something that isn't the top dog. So I have come up with the Reverse Peter Principle: "HR will never hire the most experienced people for a position, but instead pick those that are almost good enough". Think about it.
This is almost an application of "The law of crappy people" as defined by Marc Andreesen.
(mentioned here: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.08/loudcloud_pr.html)
HR don't want to hire someone who will "disrupt" the company or any company projects - they just want someone to train.
In that respect HR functions as eternal B people. They are never experts in any function they're recruiting for and therefore cannot recognize the value of brilliance.
Posted by: Claus | 27 May 2005 at 10:01 AM