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What makes you think the introvert will get a critical piece, instead of the least critical scraps?

• btilly 9y ago
  It is the job of the interviewer to ask each person what they are working on, and what they think that they could do instead. If you're hiring multiple positions, you generally have the room to hire different roles. So it is in everyone's interest for people to do the kind of work that they think they are best at. If setting up this kind of group interview sounds too risky, you can do it more easily. Go to a startup weekend, look for people you'd want to hire. You get a similar environment and similar opportunity.
  • jonathankoren 9y ago
    This is highly dependent on group dynamics. I'm not at all convinced that the sexiest piece won't get grabbed by the most assertive person in the group, assuming of course that multiple people are attracted to the same piece.
    • btilly 9y ago
      If they grab it, get buy-in, do well, and make sure it integrates with others, then that's a person that you want. The others can show competence with other people. If they grab it and there is conflict over how they did it, then that isn't a hire. Getting "the sexiest piece" isn't important. You need to convince the interviewers that they want to have you on their team. Being willing to take necessary scutwork that others don't want is a pretty positive characteristic.