450+ applicants for our open Associate role. Have taken 25 first calls. Most take 24 hours to respond to follow-ups. Two candidates have followed up immediately with questions/thoughts within a few hours. Easy to tell who wants it enough.
@NWischoff That's how you filter/judge potential candidates? There can be a lot going on in someone's day. Seems like a bad strategy to give more points to those who happens to be able to respond within hours of when you ask follow up questions...
@NWischoff People being proactive and wanting a job is less than someone qualified who has other opportunities. Your not always the "hot" one in a dating sense.
@NWischoff Ok, to be fair, I would have gotten back to you sooner if my nap hadn’t taken so long
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@NWischoff quick follow up is an indicator of intensity which is crucial and hard to otherwise assess
@NWischoff I have found great people already have jobs. Better to go find them than have them come through front door which many won't precisely because they don't need to.
@NWischoff In my career so far, the best/most competent colleagues I have worked with respond to slack messages within 1-2 hours and even faster if urgent. Easy filter
@NWischoff I want to reply “skill level issue” to everyone saying they can’t possibly form an appropriate reply in a few hours.
@NWischoff Makes a ton of sense and one of my tips to stand out in a hiring process is to follow up immediately. Seems almost too obvious. Alas.