Philip discusses his interview process for the Writing for Software Developers book here, and it’s one of those things that sounds table stakes, is relatively straightforward to execute on, and that so so so few businesses actually do:
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You wouldn’t think “just caring more” is a sustainable competitive advantage but it will get you a surprising distance in life.
Specific example, on how to interview subjects, paraphrased:
“Patrick has written over 500 essays. I read 200 of them. The worst thing to have in an interview is the questions the interviewee has been asked at every interview they’ve ever done.”
“Patrick has written over 500 essays. I read 200 of them. The worst thing to have in an interview is the questions the interviewee has been asked at every interview they’ve ever done.”
That is a shockingly minority viewpoint among professional interviewers!
