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Rethinking the Hiring Process with Rory Sutherland
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00:00 - 19:41 (19:41)

In this podcast, Rory Sutherland talks about the difficulties in the HR department's hiring process, which typically only look for a set of parameters to make the recruitment process easier. He suggests that organizations need to consider the candidate's creativity, personality traits, values, and charisma to hire the right person for the job.

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00:00 - 07:58 (07:58)
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This podcast contains multiple advertisements including SurfShark for secure browsing, Upgraded Formulas for identifying bodily deficiencies, and Pure Sport for high-quality CBD products.

Chapter
Rethinking the Hiring Process with Rory Sutherland
Episode
#482 - Tyler Cowen - The Secret To Finding Great Talent
Podcast
Modern Wisdom
The world will have enough volatility and fertility rates to manage to keep billions of people on this earth each year, making the demographic future of the world less of a concern.
07:58 - 10:26 (02:27)
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Demography
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The world will have enough volatility and fertility rates to manage to keep billions of people on this earth each year, making the demographic future of the world less of a concern. However, certain cultures, such as South Korea and Italy, have low fertility rates due to men not being very helpful in raising children.

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Rethinking the Hiring Process with Rory Sutherland
Episode
#482 - Tyler Cowen - The Secret To Finding Great Talent
Podcast
Modern Wisdom
Tyler Cowen and Rory Sutherland discuss why HR departments often prioritize optimization over creativity and personality traits when hiring, and how this can lead to suboptimal talent scouting processes.
10:26 - 16:05 (05:38)
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HR, Hiring
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Tyler Cowen and Rory Sutherland discuss why HR departments often prioritize optimization over creativity and personality traits when hiring, and how this can lead to suboptimal talent scouting processes.

Chapter
Rethinking the Hiring Process with Rory Sutherland
Episode
#482 - Tyler Cowen - The Secret To Finding Great Talent
Podcast
Modern Wisdom
The key to being a good interviewer is to genuinely develop your own personality and intellect so that you can be interested in a variety of subjects.
16:05 - 19:41 (03:36)
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Interview techniques
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The key to being a good interviewer is to genuinely develop your own personality and intellect so that you can be interested in a variety of subjects. Asking questions like “What are the open tabs on your browser?” can give insight into a person’s interests and lead to more engaging conversations.

Chapter
Rethinking the Hiring Process with Rory Sutherland
Episode
#482 - Tyler Cowen - The Secret To Finding Great Talent
Podcast
Modern Wisdom