I Have Too Many Good Applicants for My Office!

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I am preparing myself for all the tiny violins but I have to say it’s stressful to have too many good people applying for the job in my office!

But I recognize that the stress is all in my unfamiliarity with dealing with these blessings!

In the words of Broadway lyricist John Bucchino, “I am duly blessed and truly grateful.”

Taking My Own Advice

Following my own advice that I shared recently in Is Your Hiring Process Designed to Include or Exclude Candidates I am reaping the benefits of opening the network where the job was shared and encouraging (and recruiting) under-represented people to apply. I have also been more open about who qualifies for an interview, deciding to phone interview anyone who applied with the stated minimum qualifications and let them answer the questions about their qualifications rather than excluding people outright based on my impression of their qualifications.

Is Your Hiring Process Designed to Include or Exclude Candidates?

I also talked to my boss about the second round interview requirements and we decided that this…