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Wow, I don't know exactly why, but this made my skin crawl. There's so many red flags. I hate these philosophical questions, you're just trying to prove you're

Wow, I don't know exactly why, but this made my skin crawl. There's so many red flags. I hate these philosophical questions, you're just trying to prove you're clever. I hate contract periods, it's just firing people with cover. I hate that you make these decisions unilaterally, you clearly think you're good at hiring but this just means you're not asking others to help with your blind spots. You refer to yourself as a leader, which just makes me cringe. But most importantly, you clearly have no respect for your team because you don't believe they can interview without being horrible humans. If nothing else, wouldn't the candidates want to meet their peers? Everyone's allowed to hire however they want, and that's a good thing... means there's lots of jobs for different types of people. But I have a strong feeling you have high turnover and a pretty bad company culture based on the way you talk. Or, you've never really built a team, just hired a few one-off people. If you're reading this, please don't hire this way.

BlueGh0st 6y ago
Most of these are only red flags if you're hiring robots and not people. I generally have very little professional experience in the fields that I apply for and no education so, for me, getting hired has usually been a matter of showing that I have a work philosophy that aligns with the goals of my peers and an ability to quickly learn the actual work. I think your view on this comes from a bit of privileged perspective where you're looking moreso to fulfill contractual obligations in a field that you've already proved yourself in and not one where you're looking for a culture-fit that fosters development.
- gkoberger 6y ago
  I agree with the concept of getting to know the person; that's not my problem. And a hiring manager advocating for someone that has untraditional qualifications is awesome. There's just so many red flags in the way this guy talks about hiring. I personally definitely aim to hire awesome people regardless of their experience. I write a lot about how I hire, if you wanna read more! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24457170 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24457170

BlueGh0st 6y ago

Most of these are only red flags if you're hiring robots and not people. I generally have very little professional experience in the fields that I apply for and no education so, for me, getting hired has usually been a matter of showing that I have a work philosophy that aligns with the goals of my peers and an ability to quickly learn the actual work. I think your view on this comes from a bit of privileged perspective where you're looking moreso to fulfill contractual obligations in a field that you've already proved yourself in and not one where you're looking for a culture-fit that fosters development.

gkoberger 6y ago
I agree with the concept of getting to know the person; that's not my problem. And a hiring manager advocating for someone that has untraditional qualifications is awesome. There's just so many red flags in the way this guy talks about hiring. I personally definitely aim to hire awesome people regardless of their experience. I write a lot about how I hire, if you wanna read more! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24457170 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24457170