Sense of Humor Preferred

Autor/in	Barden, Dennis M.
Titel	Sense of Humor Preferred
Quelle	In: Chronicle of Higher Education, 53 (2007) 23, (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-5982
Schlagwörter	Humor; Employment Interviews; Job Applicants; Personality Traits; Higher Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Humoristische Darstellung; Employment interview; Employment interviewing; Einstellungsgespräch; Bewerbungsgespräch; Bewerber; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen
Abstract	Humor is a powerful tool. It can disarm an adversary. It can leaven the purposefully self-aggrandizing nature of a job interview. Perhaps most important, it can serve as a window to personality in the same way that a resume is a window to experience. In this article, the author emphasizes the value of having a sense of humor. He emphasizes that it is a powerful tool that can be used for anyone running for a position in order to win the hearts of the people. Usually, though, humor is the candidate's friend. In fact, a sense of humor is a strong preference--if not a requirement--in the description of the ideal candidate in virtually every position specification we draft for colleges and universities. Usually a "sense of humor" is inexorably linked to that ultimate phrase of institutional code, "tolerance for ambiguity." Here, he presents the case of Sen. John F. Kerry of Massachusetts who was campaigning for Democratic candidates for office as an example. Senator Kerry was criticized on the presidential campaign trail for being stiff, impersonal, and humorless. (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10