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by dsacco 3030 days ago
> I'll bite: Isn't using scientific methods in HR similar to stock trading?

As it happens, stock trading is a bad example of something scientific methods do not improve :)

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Alright :) But it won't help you detecting emerging trends until it's late already, and in hiring you likely cut away people like Steve Jobs if you measure them scientifically. But if your goal is predictability, hiring replaceable corporate drones, then maybe...