tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post1137115615658847081..comments2023-10-08T05:00:23.559-04:00Comments on Clarissa's Blog: Internal CandidatesClarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-32794536372784474392011-01-28T08:49:27.380-05:002011-01-28T08:49:27.380-05:00I have to agree with Pagan. And it's not uniq...I have to agree with Pagan. And it's not unique to the academic world. In private industry, I've had employees who went on job searches, to try and pry higher wage increases. And it generally works - the cost of searching, interviewing and training a new person is generally three times the amount of money it would take to satisfy the employee's wage demand. <br /><br />It's generally only best to replace someone when their work is substandard. If they are an average or above performer, were generally better off keeping the experience.Patricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-13286572286678239062011-01-27T13:46:45.176-05:002011-01-27T13:46:45.176-05:00I have always considered it to be unethical, but I...I have always considered it to be unethical, but I know quite a few people who have done it. Sadly, it is widely regarded as the only way for an outstanding scholar to get a really big pay increase.Pagan Topologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611788563582362688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-19725162057225231892011-01-27T13:23:11.670-05:002011-01-27T13:23:11.670-05:00"it often happens that a candidate is not rea..."it often happens that a candidate is not real, but is just looking for an offer to try to get a matching offer from his or her current institution."<br /><br />-Really? Who would put themselves through this painful process for such a strange reason? People are weird.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-64480654706156402612011-01-27T13:15:38.597-05:002011-01-27T13:15:38.597-05:00I have twice in my life seen "fake searches&q...I have twice in my life seen "fake searches" such as you mention here lead to the hiring of someone unexpectedly better for the job than the candidate that was the <i>a priori</i> presumptive person to be chosen. In my view, this is enough to justify the searches. On the other side of the same coin, it often happens that a candidate is not real, but is just looking for an offer to try to get a matching offer from his or her current institution.Pagan Topologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611788563582362688noreply@blogger.com