Would you interview just two people for your job?

[Valkyr]

I just find it odd that someone as, well, 'mature', as Jerry would so quickly hire McCarthy. Why not Rivera? Why not Lewis? Why not John Fox?

What was it about him that made Jerry so sure he's the one to finally get him back to the Super Bowl? It's not as though Jerry has so many chances left.

 

[DanTanna]

This guy was interviewed:

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[windward]

I thought about including this in one of the multiple threads on the new hire, but feel it would just get lost and ignored. But I'd like to present this question, if you were hiring for a job, any job, much less the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Would you interview just two people and then call it a day?

How many people did Jerry interview when he hired Jimmy or Parcells?

 

[cern]

I thought about including this in one of the multiple threads on the new hire, but feel it would just get lost and ignored. But I'd like to present this question, if you were hiring for a job, any job, much less the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Would you interview just two people and then call it a day?

yes. typically when looking for a good hire, you already have someone in mind. I've done it many times.

 

[dwreck27]

This was the “formal” interview

I’m positive there was a ton of back channeling going on and talking to interested candidates to gauge their interest.

plus I’m sure preliminary interviews were done to see what they wanted out of the job and what they could do.

In the end I’m sure the Jones family valued MM super bowl ring, long sustained winning in the regular and postseason as well as being able to bring in an edge to the locker room that seems to be surely missed.

 

[Kaiser]

Who is to say the Cowboys did not go through the process? There were rumors that well before the season ended that the Cowboys were looking into several people as possible head coaches. Just like a hiring manager would go through and reject resumes, maybe the front office had a set of qualifications that many of the media / fan "favored" HC replacements did not match. Therefore there was no point in wasting time.

Its really naive to think that they weren't talking to McCarthy weeks ago and equally naive to think the decision was made this weekend on firing Garrett and hiring McCarthy.

Yet this thread will still hit 20 pages.

 

[Loso86]

I thought about including this in one of the multiple threads on the new hire, but feel it would just get lost and ignored. But I'd like to present this question, if you were hiring for a job, any job, much less the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Would you interview just two people and then call it a day?

They spoke to more than just 2 people

 

[jaythecowboy]

I just find it odd that someone as, well, 'mature', as Jerry would so quickly hire McCarthy. Why not Rivera? Why not Lewis? Why not John Fox?

What was it about him that made Jerry so sure he's the one to finally get him back to the Super Bowl? It's not as though Jerry has so many chances left.

I imagine JJ wanted someone who already won a Super Bowl.

 

[Cowfan75]

So no actual quotes from the giants. Just someone's speculation AGAIN.
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I'd do the homework if I cared enough to satisfy you, Mikey, but I don't. Sorry.

 

[Kaiser]

yes. typically when looking for a good hire, you already have someone in mind. I've done it many times.

Especially when there are only 20 people on Earth who are qualified and available.

 

[Kaiser]

I'd do the homework if I cared enough to satisfy you, Mikey, but I don't. Sorry.

No time to be right, he gots complanin' to do!

 

[CouchCoach]

Most of these clubs don't do a lot of interviewing unless they're trying to pick brains.

They do not begin the selection of candidates when they fire the present HC but when they mentally let him go. I would imagine when this began going south, Booger, being the optimist, thought everything would work out while Son and McClay, and some other confidants, began thinking about who the next guy might be and which would work the best with Booger.

It had to be someone he respected and trusted so that "comfortable" relationship could be expedited and getting onto the business of the off season could begin. I think it is a positive they were able to get this done quickly and get onto the process of unifying the team.

 

[gimmesix]

Because hiring the first candidate shows a lack of thoroughness and leads any impartial observer and other candidates to the conclusion (many times rightly), that the actual process was a farce and the decision was already made. I've seen plenty of people get into real trouble based on that practice.

If you trust the person who is doing the job, which is what my bosses do with me, you know he's going to do his best to pick the right person.

When we have a job opening, the resumes come in and I determine from those who I believe has the qualifications to be interviewed. Usually, if it's a person with some experience in the field, I look at their portfolio to determine if I feel they might be right for the job. I've also already checked their background and former employers/references. The interview really is just to find out how they will fit in personalitywise. I don't need too much information beyond the resume and portfolio.

I would say the Joneses probably use a similar approach, talking to those who worked with/for McCarthy, GMs that they trust, former head coaches who they talk to, players, etc. I sincerely doubt this was just a whim decision.

 

[Stash]

Who is to say the Cowboys did not go through the process? There were rumors that well before the season ended that the Cowboys were looking into several people as possible head coaches. Just like a hiring manager would go through and reject resumes, maybe the front office had a set of qualifications that many of the media / fan "favored" HC replacements did not match. Therefore there was no point in wasting time.

The ONLY way you have a valid point is if you were a actual part of the Dallas Cowboys hiring process. If not, you are the one who has a faulty "theory". As someone who has taken part of the hiring process on both ended in a few different business sectors, I can tell you that the best interviewing processes is a short and sweet one. Rarely does a company pick a bad employee if they go with their instincts.

And I can tell you that "short and sweet" gets you hauled into HR with charges of nepotism sand unfair hiring practices. Funny though that in your own hypocrisy, you want to claim that the 'rumors' are now facts. I guess that didn't occur to you either.

So I got to ask, if the Cowboys interviewed 150 people and still hired the first guy they interviewed in McCarthy, you would not be complaining?

Is that REALLY your issue?

I suspect it is not because the more you post the more you sound like a whiny child who did not get their way, no matter how much you deny it.

No, if they were thorough and actually went through a comprehensive process, how could I have the same complaint? You seem to be the child you're projecting onto someone else as I've stated that my issue is with interviewing just two candidates. How many more times do you need to hear that?

 

[Cowfan75]

No time to be right, he gots complanin' to do!

The Kaiser Cringe.

 

[Stash]

How many people did Jerry interview when he hired Jimmy or Parcells?

What have either situation got to do with this one? You think all other factors are/were the same?

 

[Roadtrip635]

Jerry is a busy man, interviewing for a new head coach..................

 

[Kaiser]

The Kaiser Cringe.

The nursing home director told me you needed this for exercise.

 

[cern]

news of garrett's release came during the playoff games. news of McCarthy's hiring came the day after the first round of playoffs. the ringmaster continues keeping us relevant.

 

[Cowfan75]

The nursing home director told me you needed this for exercise.

......Seriously, you are hands-down the worst at attempting to give insults. I'm not even sure that WAS an insult.