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Re:Some Thoughts on Hiring at a New Startup by felixgallo on Thursday December 22, 2016 @12:08PM (#13238600)
On the downside, then you're working at a company that hires its staff by bar conversations, rather than by attempting to determine competency and mutual fit.
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Re:Some Thoughts on Hiring at a New Startup by twic on Thursday December 22, 2016 @01:45PM (#13239359)
A rigorous interview process is a huge plus for me. Not because I'm a masochist, but because I want to work with people who are at least as good as me. A company that hires after a conversation in a bar is likely to have a much wider range of abilities.
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Re:Some Thoughts on Hiring at a New Startup by 0xCAFEFARE on Thursday December 22, 2016 @10:15PM (#13242540)
Just because an interview is rigorous doesn't mean you will be working with competent people. It can often mean the exact opposite.
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Re:Some Thoughts on Hiring at a New Startup by twic on Friday December 23, 2016 @11:40AM (#13245625)
How so?
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Re:Some Thoughts on Hiring at a New Startup by avitzurel on Thursday December 22, 2016 @12:11PM (#13238630)
I'd go work for that company over a multiple days interview any day. If you talk about the right things, it beats any interview (IMHO of course).
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