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This is actually a really good interviewing technique. If you ask someone to talk about projects they have worked on and they don't talk your ear off then the p

This is actually a really good interviewing technique. If you ask someone to talk about projects they have worked on and they don't talk your ear off then the person is probably not someone you would want to hire. Having to force a person to answer questions on projects they've worked on before is a hint that something is wrong. Many times, when this happens, their final answer is something like "Well, actually, I didn't code that. I just reported on it".

kls 15y ago
Right you get to their passion immediately and can figure out if they are just slinging code or if they really love what they are doing. If I have to choose between passion and skill, I will chose passion every time, due to the fact that unless they are completely incompetent they can pick up skills.