> He just asked me to explain the most interesting project that I had worked on. I told him about a music synthesizer chip I had designed... after about 20 minu

> He just asked me to explain the most interesting project that I had worked on. I told him about a music synthesizer chip I had designed... after about 20 minutes of going on about it, I stopped and said sorry, I went on too long. He just said, nope, you are exactly the type of person we are looking for and hired me on the spot. This is exactly the type of person I still hire to this day. Your specific skills are less relevant than your ability to communicate, your drive and passion, and your shared interests with the team. I've rarely got a bad hire out of this method.