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The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing (version 3.0)
If you want to determine beyond a shadow of a doubt whether someone’s going to be a great hire, give them an audition project — even before having them speak to other employees on your team. I’m not talking about a generic, abstract problem. I’m talking about a real world, honest-to-God unit of work that you need done right now today on your actual... See more
First Round Capital • Here’s Why You’re Not Hiring the Best and the Brightest
my whole interview technique is just to ask people to “give me the oral version of your résumé.”
Kim Scott • Radical Candor: How to Get What You Want by Saying What You Mean
Unique interview questions:1) What tabs are currently open on your browser right now? Engaging this question will give you an idea of how they manage their ideas consumption.2) Which conspiracy theory do you think is plausible? Regardless of the truth, it shows that the candidate is curious and capable of thinking outside the box.3) How ambitious a... See more
Tyler Cowen • Modern Wisdom: #482 - Tyler Cowen - The Secret To Finding Great Talent
We borrowed our hiring process from Google. Every single person that comes through the door goes through a standardized interview with at least eight people who interview them, often in pairs. There are standardized scorecards, standardized questions, all managed by an applicant-tracking system. The hiring manager has to defend each candidate like
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