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Interviewing is important. That said, I've worked at small companies (4 people) and large ones (30K+ people), and in my experience the overwhelming majority of
by ARandomerDude 3y ago
Interviewing is important. That said, I've worked at small companies (4 people) and large ones (30K+ people), and in my experience the overwhelming majority of candidates can be screened effectively by going through their resume with them and asking them simple questions, like:
1. What was the problem you were trying to solve? Why did you solve it this way?
2. If you were the decision maker, why did you choose this technology stack?
3. I see you have a lot of Python/Java/... experience. What do you like and dislike about about Python/Java/...?
No need to get into your hobbies and how you would invert a binary tree. Generally, neither of those are relevant questions.
Unless you're at FAANG and there is a line of amazingly qualified candidates out the door and around the corner, the above will effectively screen for competent software developers, assuming the interviewer is technically competent.
- inurely 3y ago> No need to get into your hobbies I know you are trying to be 'one of the good ones' by saying this, but my hobbies are significantly more interesting and reflective of my ability than the work I did collecting a paycheck by appeasing the frontend framework gods for some crapp that is long dead now. And the people in charge of hiring with this "resume first" mentality will likely keep it that way. Why does "previous employment" even play into the calculation of how my collaboration will help you achieve your goals?
- pan69 3y agoIf you think that your hobbies are a significant contributor to the role you are applying for, put it on your resume. I'm sure that OP meant discussing things that are not directly on your resume or are tangibly related to the application/role and don't have any real merit in being discussed and/or add any real value in being discussed as most people's hobbies have nothing or little to do with their professional life.
- kagakuninja 3y agoAs the article points out, we think we are making rational decisions, when in fact we are heavily influenced by subconscious biases. In particular, we favor people we like. That gives an edge to candidates that are friendly and attractive. Since I am an introvert and on the autistic spectrum, traditional interviews are an uphill battle. Even reasonable ones like you describe.
- Rinzler89 3y ago>Since I am an introvert and on the autistic spectrum Unfortunately interviews are a way for companies to also screen out people on the spectrum without committing legal discrimination. A lot of employers are looking to hire more than just a silent machine that takes Jira tickets as input and outputs code to git, but people tend to hire other people who are similar to them in culture, behavior and personality (humans gonna human, tribal mentality is still deep in us) hence the semi-bullshit "culture fit". Any kind of disability, especially the non-physical ones, are gonna work against you in most job interviews.
- drewcoo 3y ago"Culture fit"