Comments on: Can a Candidate Take “Criticism”? http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/03/can-a-candidate-take-criticism.html Hiring technical people and being hired can be difficult, no matter what the economy is doing. Use the tips here to hire better, or find a new job. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:14:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Praveen K. Mahto http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/03/can-a-candidate-take-criticism.html/comment-page-1#comment-1893 Praveen K. Mahto Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:31:33 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/03/can-a-candidate-take-criticism.html#comment-1893 I like your article, its really nice. But I am not sure how many people are going to take it or apply it in reality. Though "Feedback" sounds good and people are open to it. As far as "Criticism" goes the EGO comes in picture. People normally have nose up attitude and with position they carry along....they dont want to be criticised. They think that they are experts and as far as my experience goes, there thinking becomes more narrow. They cant see beyond themselves. Praveen Mahto PMP, ITIL I like your article, its really nice.

But I am not sure how many people are going to take it or apply it in reality.

Though “Feedback” sounds good and people are open to it. As far as “Criticism” goes the EGO comes in picture. People normally have nose up attitude and with position they carry along….they dont want to be criticised. They think that they are experts and as far as my experience goes, there thinking becomes more narrow. They cant see beyond themselves.

Praveen Mahto
PMP, ITIL

]]> By: rjbs http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/03/can-a-candidate-take-criticism.html/comment-page-1#comment-1848 rjbs Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:20:59 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/03/can-a-candidate-take-criticism.html#comment-1848 You don't mean "criticism," you mean "abuse." Criticism is what critics do: analyze the merits of a work based on its importance and efficacy. Ebert might sometimes heap abuse on terrible cinema, but when he praises a good movie, he is still producing criticism. You don’t mean “criticism,” you mean “abuse.” Criticism is what critics do: analyze the merits of a work based on its importance and efficacy. Ebert might sometimes heap abuse on terrible cinema, but when he praises a good movie, he is still producing criticism.

]]> By: Geoffrey Wiseman http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/03/can-a-candidate-take-criticism.html/comment-page-1#comment-1846 Geoffrey Wiseman Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:11:04 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/03/can-a-candidate-take-criticism.html#comment-1846 Oh, I dunno; there's constructive and destructive forms of criticism. If you're looking at a piece of code, and you're pretty sure that it's incorrect, and you're able to point that out in a constructive way, I think you can call that feedback and you can call that criticism, Feedback: Should this stringReverse have a null check? Constructive Criticism: I think we'd best add a null check to your stringRerverse method -- it's a public API, never know who's going to call it, and how. Destructive Criticism: What kind of bonehead put in this string rerverse without a null check? I'd ideally like candidates who can handle both of those easily. I don't much care if they can handle destructive criticism, which I'd prefer not to see. Oh, I dunno; there’s constructive and destructive forms of criticism. If you’re looking at a piece of code, and you’re pretty sure that it’s incorrect, and you’re able to point that out in a constructive way, I think you can call that feedback and you can call that criticism,

Feedback: Should this stringReverse have a null check?
Constructive Criticism: I think we’d best add a null check to your stringRerverse method — it’s a public API, never know who’s going to call it, and how.
Destructive Criticism: What kind of bonehead put in this string rerverse without a null check?

I’d ideally like candidates who can handle both of those easily. I don’t much care if they can handle destructive criticism, which I’d prefer not to see.

]]> By: Dwayne Phillips http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/03/can-a-candidate-take-criticism.html/comment-page-1#comment-1780 Dwayne Phillips Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:40:22 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/03/can-a-candidate-take-criticism.html#comment-1780 "I want a candidate who can take criticism" I don't want to with the person who said that. It sounds too much like a person who like to criticize. Thanks for the post and explaining the difference between criticism and feedback. “I want a candidate who can take criticism”

I don’t want to with the person who said that. It sounds too much like a person who like to criticize.

Thanks for the post and explaining the difference between criticism and feedback.

]]> By: HR World » Blog Archive » Wednesday Links: PTO, Flying Without ID http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/03/can-a-candidate-take-criticism.html/comment-page-1#comment-1778 HR World » Blog Archive » Wednesday Links: PTO, Flying Without ID Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:42:43 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/03/can-a-candidate-take-criticism.html#comment-1778 [...] Hiring Technical People talks about candidates and criticism - specifically if they can take it or not. Read it here. [...] [...] Hiring Technical People talks about candidates and criticism – specifically if they can take it or not. Read it here. [...]

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