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I would want to find applicants more like the one mathlete who was still doing mathematics past school years because he found it deeply interesting. Then trans
by jimbokun 3y ago
I would want to find applicants more like the one mathlete who was still doing mathematics past school years because he found it deeply interesting.
Then transferring that innate problem solving drive and aiming it towards the problems and challenges facing the company.
- neilv 3y agoI would be curious about that person, too, but devil's advocate... How do you know you can aim that person's drive for math towards company problems? Unless and until you know that, is it more positive signal to look for people who, well, have solved company problems?
- lupire 3y agoWhat we actually do is take your company resources and redirect them towards solving math problems.
- izacus 3y agoIn reality what happens is that they become bored with solving real engineering problems and go on tangents to do fun math problems that bring little value to the team. After hiring couple of those people I've become quite vary of them.