Job Performance
topic on 3 shows · 5 statements across 5 episodes
the Knowledge Project 
Lenny's Podcast 
20VC
5 statements about Job Performance, every show
Erin Wade: Interview conversational skill does not correlate with job performance
“We will pay people to do, like, practice shifts or practice project, because talking is its own skill that has literally nothing to do with Most people's job performance.”
Traditional job interviews have little to no evidence of predicting job performance
“Interviews actually, we know don't predict job performance. So very little to no evidence and say interviews will predict how I perform on the job.”
Mehrotra: Seniority differences stem from approach, not scope
“The difference between a level three and a level seven may not be scoped. They may do the exact same job. It's how they do the job that matters.”
Silagadze: Companies should measure IQ because it strongly correlates with performance
“Most companies don't measure IQ at all, and that's wrong. I mean, there's a zero-point-six correlation between IQ and job performance, and that is, in fact, if you could base your hiring decision on one factor, you could only base it on one factor. IQ is actua…”
Grant: Helping others equals core task performance in average evaluations
“We know, for example, that if you look at the meta-analyses that Podzikoff and colleagues have published, that the amount of time you spend helping others is as critical to your job performance as how well you do your actual tasks. They carry about equal weigh…”