evanreas

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   by evanreas 17y ago

   good point. it is the hollistic view of how somebody performs that should be observed.
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   by evanreas 17y ago

   To be clear, I am not advocating playing sports as a mandatory part of any interview process. What I am saying is that IF a prospective employee does play a sport, it is a HUGE value add to watch/play with them to be able to see and judge t
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   by evanreas 17y ago

   it is not to test "coding ability" at all! it tests, drive, passion, competitiveness, motivation... the skills that are more important in a startup than raw ability to code. the coder who tries his hardest on every second in sports, is, mo
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   by evanreas 17y ago

   ive hired people at three companies, just for context, but thanks for reading. my theories are based on observation, and working/playing with hundreds of teammates and employees over the years and how ive seen on-the-field play translate to
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   by evanreas 17y ago

   agreed that it doesn't work for all employees and i don't mention it as a way of finding employees, rather a way to screen potential employees if they do happen to play sports. i'd also mention that i play ultimate with a bunch of engineers