Many of you may know that I had an employee several years ago who drove me crazy. She to this day believes that she could do my job better than I. She is high strung, talkative, and knows best. I get the heebie-geebies whenever I see her. So why am I now recommending her for a position? Simply, I think she would be a good fit. I can dislike a person intensely, but still advocate on behalf of his/her finer points when appropriate. Now, don't go thinking that I have somehow transcended normal human frailty. I am not so much concerned with the greater good as I am with my ability to succeed as a career matchmaker. It is one skill in which I take great pride. I counsel my friends and people I don't even particularly like because I like to take credit for good job matches and career choices. I treat these opportunities like puzzles to be solved. I enjoy the process of identifyng skills and personality types and figuring out who will succeed. I also love having my friends happy, so when their jobs become tedious or they complain that they don't have time or money to do things with me---I get to work.
So I am currently matching two people (neither of whom do I particularly like) because I honestly think they will get along well and the individual could perform the job functions really well.
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