Posts tagged with hiring (2)

A PhD is a Yellow Flag

March 30, 2020   Martin Jones
A PhD is a potential warning sign in a trainer.

Someone with a PhD has an academic background and great technical depth — they should be a shoo-in for an instructor role, right? Alas, no. In fact, when interviewing, I treat a PhD as a yellow flag.

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Good Instructor Traits

March 25, 2020   Martin Jones
To hire or not to hire: traits of a good instructor.

Good instructors can be very hard to find. So, when a potential instructor is being interviewed, or is in a trial period, how do you know that they’re likely to succeed?

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