At Netflix I was interviewed by the manager I'd work for (in fact, I was interviewed by two managers, as I had the option to join one of two teams). As part of

At Netflix I was interviewed by the manager I'd work for (in fact, I was interviewed by two managers, as I had the option to join one of two teams). As part of recruiting I had many conversations with my potential manager about what exactly I'd do, and how my skills can be best put to use. I ended up picking Netflix, and it's been great working here. I wish more companies interviewed in this way. I've had the other type of experience at a major tech company, similar to what was described in this post. Interviews that were generic and not focused on what I'd been told by the recruiter the job was. I spent all day exercising brain cells from University classes a decade ago, rather than my industry experience. I remember feeling odd about it afterwards: that's the first time I've had to recall those skills since University, yet I've been working in this role for a decade and haven't needed to remember that doing the actual job...