This idea bombed, so here is another to chew over. When you next apply for a job, consider asking the hiring manager these two questions:
Do you regularly (e.g. half-yearly, yearly) receive formal feedback on your performance from managers and direct reports?
Can I see this feedback?
If they don’t get feedback, this is revealing. If they do, but they don’t share it, this is revealing. If they do get feedback AND they share it with you, that is optimal.
Well I agree this is a better idea than that one, but I suspect it is still a bad one. For most orgs internal feedback will probably be confidential (e.g. “your project is now behind schedule, but that was mainly due to legal” clearly has information that would be potentially valuable to competitors).
But again, my primary question is the same: how often have you actually asked a hiring manager to send you their feedback? How often did they share it? What did it contain?
The problem is you are framing these ideas as advice you’re giving to others—that if they took seriously could affect something important (i.e. a job interview). If you’re going to presume to advise others, you should be more confident the advice is true/helpful.
This idea bombed, so here is another to chew over. When you next apply for a job, consider asking the hiring manager these two questions:
Do you regularly (e.g. half-yearly, yearly) receive formal feedback on your performance from managers and direct reports?
Can I see this feedback?
If they don’t get feedback, this is revealing. If they do, but they don’t share it, this is revealing. If they do get feedback AND they share it with you, that is optimal.
Well I agree this is a better idea than that one, but I suspect it is still a bad one. For most orgs internal feedback will probably be confidential (e.g. “your project is now behind schedule, but that was mainly due to legal” clearly has information that would be potentially valuable to competitors).
But again, my primary question is the same: how often have you actually asked a hiring manager to send you their feedback? How often did they share it? What did it contain?
Only done it once, didn’t have it available. But believe you me, the day will come where I have an idea you like. You just wait.
You might consider testing your ideas a few times to see if they would be effective before you suggest them.
I suppose I consider this a test :)
(obviously I don’t mind my ideas not being refined before publishing)
The problem is you are framing these ideas as advice you’re giving to others—that if they took seriously could affect something important (i.e. a job interview). If you’re going to presume to advise others, you should be more confident the advice is true/helpful.
This is good feedback! I’ll make it clearer that this is something to consider, not to do without consideration 👍