... we should consider it a strength in an individual to refuse to consider applying for a position where every aspect of their career and personal life would be microscopically examined by thousands of people....
What if the tiny fraction of people who were open to examination of their merits were more aligned with the positions of the peer reviewed literature reviews? That seems very likely.
You cannot forcibly interview/hire someone. Additionally, the WMF is not hiring a co-director. That's something made up. All this is moot.
~ Keegan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Keegan On Jan 31, 2014 11:52 PM, "James Salsman" jsalsman@gmail.com wrote:
... we should consider it a strength in an individual to refuse to consider applying for a position where every aspect of their career and personal life would be microscopically examined by thousands of people....
What if the tiny fraction of people who were open to examination of their merits were more aligned with the positions of the peer reviewed literature reviews? That seems very likely.
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On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 6:52 AM, James Salsman jsalsman@gmail.com wrote:
What if the tiny fraction of people who were open to examination of their merits were more aligned with the positions of the peer reviewed literature reviews? That seems very likely.
while agreeing to an open interview could definitely be an asset, it definitely is not THE ONLY quality that is needed, while requiring it would effectively make it a threshold criterion, severely limiting the poll. Clearly, we're not in a situation of too many top quality candidates, by far exceeding all other requirements. Thus I don't think it is reasonable to narrow the possibilities that much. What Mike Peel wrote in the other thread makes sense though and is an option that the Board may consider (if they find it useful).
best,
dj "pundit"
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