> but the reality is you are trying to hire someone who thinks like you. Not really. If someone can present solid reasoning and argue their point well, they do

> but the reality is you are trying to hire someone who thinks like you. Not really. If someone can present solid reasoning and argue their point well, they don't have to think like me. Three's more than one way to skin a cat. > Maybe they don't like the technology you're discussing. Maybe they just don't care enough to have an opinion on it. You mean the technology they are being hired for? Yeah, hating, not caring about it is probably not a good motivator to go for the job then, wouldn't you agree? > None of the above are good reasons to pass on a candidate. Beats the whiteboarding. I was hired like that in my last 3 jobs and I have used the same approach myself with rather consistently good results.