If I understood your comment, basically, "treating candidates with respect - especially inexperienced/unconventional candidates - allows hiring if you already know how to find great candidates"
I've seen a ton of benefits to treating candidates _and_ employees well.
• Many employees will prefer to stay in a job where they are treated well (despite taking a hit in lifestyle / pay) [1]
• Establishing a "social contract" with your employees provides some protection against managers who might drive away high-value candidates / employees
• During tough pivots (the current economic climate tends to produce this), a core of effective employees can execute while mediocre employees will flounder
If I understood your comment, basically, "treating candidates with respect - especially inexperienced/unconventional candidates - allows hiring if you already know how to find great candidates"
I've seen a ton of benefits to treating candidates _and_ employees well.
• Many employees will prefer to stay in a job where they are treated well (despite taking a hit in lifestyle / pay) [1]
• Establishing a "social contract" with your employees provides some protection against managers who might drive away high-value candidates / employees
• During tough pivots (the current economic climate tends to produce this), a core of effective employees can execute while mediocre employees will flounder
[1] http://freem.vmth.ucdavis.edu/~saintly/bio/portrait.html