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Interesting. Do you do this with all hires, or just junior candidates e.g. recent graduates, those having taken bootcamp classes, or migrated over from another
by yapcguy 13y ago
Interesting.
Do you do this with all hires, or just junior candidates e.g. recent graduates, those having taken bootcamp classes, or migrated over from another discipline e.g. "I used to be in Marketing but now I'm a growth hacker" ?
What if you have a candidate with a proven track record, perhaps lots of open source code, perhaps well known in the technology community? Isn't there a risk that grilling them on a topic might just antagonize them to the point of not wanting to join the company?
- lmg643 13y agogood question. if you have first hand knowledge of a candidate's qualifications, it is going to change the interview for sure. but that doesn't mean you don't need to figure out if there is a fit with your team/company. i don't think focusing on specific details is antagonizing if it is done right. a great candidate will embrace the opportunity to talk about their experience. it will probably be an awesome conversation for both of us. i will learn something, and they will see their experience in a new light trying to explain to someone else. a weak candidate will stumble on details of their experience, or will be forced to admit someone else did steps x, y, or z. or that the claim is inflated.