• best of a bad bunch

    original publish date: 30th May, 2010

    decades on …

    Recruitment’s a hurdle before it’s a contest.

    transcript

    FTE #1: #6944 is the best of the internal candidates.

    FTE #2: Can he do the job?

    FTE #1: Not without significant training and time.

    FTE #2: Then why are we having this discussion?

    FTE #1: I thought we had a commitment to developing internal staff?

    FTE #2: Sure, but I’m also quite committed to staying in business.

    Caption: Most qualified and qualified. Two very different things.