<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1748900600909816070.post8584240148636033098..comments</id><updated>2010-02-25T23:25:08.915-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Seattle Interview Coach: Internal candidates get 51% of all open positions</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.seattleinterviewcoach.com/feeds/8584240148636033098/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1748900600909816070/8584240148636033098/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.seattleinterviewcoach.com/2010/02/internal-candidates-get-51-of-all-open.html'/><author><name>Lewis, AKA Seattle Interview Coach</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08229441466910251342</uri><email>lewis@seattleinterviewcoach.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1748900600909816070.post-1900606164085182568</id><published>2010-02-25T23:25:08.915-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-25T23:25:08.915-08:00</updated><title type='text'>On the other hand, hiring internal candidates may ...</title><content type='html'>On the other hand, hiring internal candidates may prevents the generation of new/better ideas and fresh approach to make things better for a company. A good interview process can determine if an applicant has the right competencies for a job.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1748900600909816070/8584240148636033098/comments/default/1900606164085182568'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1748900600909816070/8584240148636033098/comments/default/1900606164085182568'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.seattleinterviewcoach.com/2010/02/internal-candidates-get-51-of-all-open.html?showComment=1267169108915#c1900606164085182568' title=''/><author><name>Carlos</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02590583575739031499</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.seattleinterviewcoach.com/2010/02/internal-candidates-get-51-of-all-open.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1748900600909816070.post-8584240148636033098' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1748900600909816070/posts/default/8584240148636033098' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1748900600909816070.post-1851908186891485613</id><published>2010-02-24T03:48:56.123-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-24T03:48:56.123-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I think that one of the biggest advantages, from a...</title><content type='html'>I think that one of the biggest advantages, from a hiring manager&amp;#39;s point of view, in regards to internal candidates is the mitigation of risk.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is know way to compare the kind of intimate knowledge you get from working with someone for six months as opposed to the comparatively little you can deduce from a resume and 3 rounds of interviews.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1748900600909816070/8584240148636033098/comments/default/1851908186891485613'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1748900600909816070/8584240148636033098/comments/default/1851908186891485613'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.seattleinterviewcoach.com/2010/02/internal-candidates-get-51-of-all-open.html?showComment=1267012136123#c1851908186891485613' title=''/><author><name>DC Jobs</name><uri>http://jobs.dcrecruiters.org</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.seattleinterviewcoach.com/2010/02/internal-candidates-get-51-of-all-open.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1748900600909816070.post-8584240148636033098' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1748900600909816070/posts/default/8584240148636033098' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>