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I usually start with asking them to describe the technologies in their ideal stack. That gives a good platform to talk about frameworks, technologies, and chall
by wimagguc 11y ago
I usually start with asking them to describe the technologies in their ideal stack. That gives a good platform to talk about frameworks, technologies, and challenge them with the bits and bogs.
I'm looking for:
* Technical skills (on a rather broad level): how much experience do they seem to have? Are they interested in their field beyond work?
* How clear is their communication? Can they argue well?
* How well their preferences align with ours in terms of technology.
- MDCore 11y agoWhat is the value in their technological preferences aligning with yours? I ask because that simply encourages me to tell you what you want to hear in the interview.
- wimagguc 11y agoIt helps to determine how future-proof your hire might be. If a candidate wants to learn, say, Android development, they will be very unhappy writing PHP tests in a year's time. (But then, it’s nothing new. Rule of the thumb is always, hire for attitude and train for skills - and not the other way around.) Oh, and lying happens all the time. The only way around it is getting better with inter-personal skills.