Hiring manager mistakes: This isn't eHarmony — and stop with the unicorn job descriptions
Posted by
Bob Corlett on April 29, 2014
What do 1 million eHarmony matches say about the notion of “opposites attract?”
According to new research from statistician Emma Pierson, when it comes to dating, 86 percent of people claim they want a partner who “complements them” rather than a partner who “resembles them.” But when it comes to actually choosing attributes in a partner, people choose attributes quite like their own 97 percent of the time.
Her conclusion? “ In the end, people may really just want to date themselves.”
Some hiring managers resemble the romantics on eHarmony.
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