Re: [GD-General] Assessing candidates when you don't have the skills

[Jon W. <hp...@mi...>]

Brett Bibby (Research) wrote:
> The general answer is you hire consultant/professional to "work" for you and 
> help screen the applicants. Here in Malaysia it's easy; for your specific 
>   
Initially, I thought this sounded a lot like the "agency" solution, but 
you're right, it is different. Especially if the guy doesn't work on 
contingency. You still have a little bit of trouble in how you evaluate 
the consultant, but at least getting one step removed will help a bit.

> Finally, we have found students near graduation, or looking for internships, 
> to be invaluable in this regard. We interned the 21 year old son of the 
>   
I can relate to that, too -- if you get the right student. I guess 
cultivating contacts with the student body would let you start fishing 
through that contact net.

Good suggestions; thanks for the reply!

Cheers,

             / h+