How to hire (2)

Matt Weston, 1 Nov

The second in a semi-occasional series on how to hire:
JOEL’S GUERRILLA GUIDE TO INTERVIEWING

5 year old advice that still stands, and don’t be fooled into thinking it’s software industry specific. My Stabilo highlighter picks out: (a) “It is much better to reject a good candidate than to accept a bad candidate.” (b) “Jabe Blumenthal, the original designer of Excel, liked to ask candidates to design a house. According to Jabe, he’s had candidates who would go up to the whiteboard and immediately draw a square. A square! These were immediate No Hires.”

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