You won’t believe this - Palin begins her answer by saying… October 2, 2008
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The VP Debate tonight is setting up to be an historic event by many measures. For me, it comes during our 'get the kids transitioned from dinner to bed' time, so thanks to Comcast DVR, I'll still get to watch it, albeit time-shifted a bit.
And while it will be historic, it's not a debate. It's an interview.
This will be the first time that the broad swath of U.S. voters get to see Joe Biden and Sarah Palin respond to questions about how they'd handle things.
And, for both job hunters and hiring managers, there is plenty to learn from this event. What questions should be asked in an interview? How will I handle the 'tough question'? How do I differentiate myself from the competition?
One subtle item appeared today in an article in the Christian Science Monitor, "Unusually High Stakes in vice presidential debate".
The issue is this: Joe Biden & Sara Palin will likely not be held to the same standards in the interview. According to the article, Senator Biden just needs to not be condescending, and Governor Palin needs to be able to string sentences together.
If you were the hiring manager, would you hold two different candidates for the same role to different standards?
In assessing candidates for your team, this is a big deal. Your interview process needs to put everyone through the same tests, and the results need to be impartial, at least as much as is possible. Yet, interviewers are often shown to make a hiring decision within the first 2 minutes of meeting a candidate!
Maybe this election hinges on the first 2 minutes of this debate...
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