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References, by and large, are useless. Marissa Mayer says, in all their studies of the Google interviewing process, references are the best indicator of future
by jganetsk 18y ago
References, by and large, are useless.
Marissa Mayer says, in all their studies of the Google interviewing process, references are the best indicator of future performance.
- jwilliams 18y agoYeah. That's why I left it slightly qualified - references are only useful if there is a strong network that can recommend and validate people. This was probably certainly the case for Google, but probably not for many others.
- known 18y agoI think seeking references for programmers is oxymoron. Instead, I always ask the candidate to tell me something he invented in programming that I cannot google.