Taking the Assignment Copyright 2007 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Why You Must Eliminate Job Descriptions As far as I'm concerned, the use of traditional qualifications-based job descriptions are the primary reason companies are not finding enough top people.

In this article, I'm going to prove that they are unnecessary, counter-productive, reduce the size of the applicant pool, encourage sloppy management, and are the cause of most hiring mistakes. Of course, your comments are welcome.

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