An HR exec who's worked at Facebook and Amazon says top tech companies are hunting for candidates with a quality you'd probably expect them to hate

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• Former Facebook and Amazon HR exec Bharath Jayaraman says top tech companies value people who can collaborate effectively.
• That means knowing how to argue and disagree respectfully.
• It's critical that your coworker should never question your commitment to the team or the product during the conflict.

Netflix prizes employees who are "extraordinarily candid." Amazon, those who are "vocally self-critical" and able to "disagree and commit," i.e. forge ahead on a project even if they don't currently support it.

Top tech companies are increasingly looking for people who, in the spirit of pushing the organization forward, know how to argue effectively. If you're just going to nod your head and smile at every idea that comes your way, you're probably not welcome.

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