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As someone who used to interview for my team as we grew; a lot of candidates can't back up what's on their resume. Even simple questions they fall apart. I ten
by obscuretone 2y ago
As someone who used to interview for my team as we grew; a lot of candidates can't back up what's on their resume. Even simple questions they fall apart.
I tend to just have a conversation. Tell me what you can do, explain some of the details, tell me about the last time you broke production, it's usually enough. I've never made a bad hire knocks on wood
On the other side, I can't get an interview AT ALL right now. Over the years I've sat through garbage interviews with trick questions and brain teasers from people trying to be google, except google long ago realized that doesn't work...
- christophilus 2y agoSimilar experience. A basic conversation is all it takes to tell if someone can think properly and has real experience. To your other point, I’m not in the job market, but the market is brutal right now. It feels like we’re facing another big recession. It feels like the markets around the 2000 and 2009 timeframes. If we’re at that point in the cycle, it’ll be rough sledding for a couple of years.
- pestatije 2y agoi think HR has a lot to explain about their methodologies, however...have u ever heard anything from them?