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If you tunnel-vision on expecting a specific answer when asking a vague, mostly irrelevant question, why would I want to work with you? Frankly, I find your st
by montyf 9y ago
If you tunnel-vision on expecting a specific answer when asking a vague, mostly irrelevant question, why would I want to work with you?
Frankly, I find your strategy for making new hires to be absolutely absurd.
- austincheney 9y agoThe question was pretty specific. Here is it again for you: > how would you build it? Following simple instructions is hardly absurd.
- YUauFpVA4cJyIeI 9y agoYou're reducing: "You're a skinny little nerdy freshman in high school with no social circle. How do you get the hottest, most popular senior cheerleader to go out with you by the end of the year?" to: "How do you ask a girl on a date?" Interviews are a two-way street Michael. I'll call you.
- austincheney 9y agoIf that is how you perceive the question in your mind I would expect a wonderfully creative answer that addresses such a problem with a solution and either a plan of execution or organization of necessary functions. The inability to understand a simple question and provide a valid response is a problem, but fortunately you don't have to hire that problem.
- qaq 9y agoIt's very easy to reverse that as in inability to formulate a clear question is a strong indication of inability to manage a software dev. team effectively :)
- montyf 9y agoThat's a very open-ended question and not specific at all. Expecting a specific answer to that is just going to lead to disappointment for you and waste the time of your candidates.