Comments on: Recruit people carefully or you might end up regret

By: Alvin Lim

Alvin Lim — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:42:31 +0000

@ Karen
True, everyone is unique and it’s important to have different types of personalities within a team. But it is also important to make sure that the team spirit will not be ruined or the team will not become demotivated (or in a mess) due to a single person.

One of my seniors and I actually talked to him about this and he refused to admit angrily and walked off.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:29:04 +0000

I think it is important to have a variety of different personality types when you have a group of people who work together. I would suggest talking to the guy instead of isolating him. He may not even know he is being annoying. I am sure there are some redeeming qualities about this person that can be focused upon instead of just calling him an idiot. We are all different and unique in our own ways and we should embrace our diversity. It makes life more interesting.

By: Alvin Lim

Alvin Lim — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:50:40 +0000

@ ChampDog
The problem is, the company’s owner thinks he is valuable since other seniors have been forced away by him. Thus they gave him good increment, which made him think he’s indispensable to the company. LOL.

By: ChampDog

ChampDog — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:12:03 +0000

Why don’t write in his focal and force him to change? If no change, then give him 0% increment.

Anyway, sometimes when we recruit people also need to look at the candidate whether he or she can fit into a team. Different company has different culture and requires a different people.

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By: Alvin Lim

Alvin Lim — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:51:16 +0000

@ Maria
He does have few friends. Not really 0. And in terms of such things, you can’t do much but to wait for the person to change himself.

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:57:07 +0000

I kinda pity him. He don't know how to communicate with others. If he's a loner now, he'll be a loner for the rest of the life. Marias last blog post..How to steal a swimming pool 101

By: Alvin Lim

Alvin Lim — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:04:06 +0000

@ Angie
Your previous company is not a multinational right? I think it’s okay to give warning and if the person doesn’t change, then maybe can ‘force’ him out. Termination is really the last resort to such situations since it doesn’t do well for the employee and the company.

Counsel him? =_= Even Abang J gave up on him man. Hhahaha.

@ Damien
Some of those tests are not really accurate. But it’s better than nothing. I think in the end, tests are just…tests. You can still cheat your way through it because you get to think what you write, but you may not be fast enough to think before you talk.

By: Damien Tan

Damien Tan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:40:04 +0000

You shud ask your HR friend to check on the state of their hiring practice ‘cuz it sounds terminally ill to me. Have they ever heard of pre-employment psychometric tests that can detect an idiot a mile away, even if they mask themselves as well-mannered geniuses? Deloitte used to have a good tool, as do a few others.

By: Angie Tan

Angie Tan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:32:47 +0000

Somehow, in one of my companies, we managed to terminate someone for not cooperating. The guy used to be good but after probation, he started to give attitude to the team lead. He refused to work and was very rude. Although he had the skills, the company felt it was best to terminate him for poor performance.

Well, just have to watch out to see when this guy slips up. But if you want to be nice, best to counsel him.

Or, if you want to be mean, recommend him to your competitor!

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