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When hiring developers, fetch a stoic subordinate who is A) good at eye contact and B) able to maintain said eye contact without blinking. Have this subordinat
by robbywashere_ 4y ago
When hiring developers, fetch a stoic subordinate who is A) good at eye contact and B) able to maintain said eye contact without blinking.
Have this subordinate and the candidate participate in a staring contest. This will show a couple of things about the candidate: A) How well they maintain eye contact (very important for communication) and B) How long it takes them to back down from a challenge; this taps into their primal instincts.
- natpalmer1776 4y agoI honestly can't tell if this is satire or an interesting look into an alien (to me) work culture.
- leaflets2 4y agoGotta tap into their primal instincts. I would also sound a fire alarm, to see how they react to working under stress, and measure how much their pupils dilate.
- glouwbug 4y agoImagine how valuable pupil dilation would be to a giant tech company pushing infinite scrolling with advertisements to a user base capturing most of America. ...Anyone know if Oculus has been bought yet?
- forgotusername6 4y agoI've had managers be critical of candidates with poor eye contact before. I've had to remind them that not everyone is good at that. It certainly isn't required for being a software engineer.
- cookie_monsta 4y agoIs this one of those tests where you hire the first person to call out your BS interviewing technique?
- amon22 4y agoHaha, good one!