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Re:We analyzed thousands of interviews on everything from la... by maxxxxx on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @06:54PM (#14556687)
If someone can't express himself, most likely that person won't work well in the team.
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Re:We analyzed thousands of interviews on everything from la... by barrkel on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @07:04PM (#14556727)
Some people take a bit of time and familiarity to warm up.
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Re:We analyzed thousands of interviews on everything from la... by maxxxxx on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @08:04PM (#14556971)
True. I am not sure if I want to take the risk though. I don't want to be a friend or tell jokes but i want to be able to talk technical stuff.
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Re:We analyzed thousands of interviews on everything from la... by delazeur on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @08:32PM (#14557088)
There is an enormous difference between a person taking a minute to collect their thoughts without speaking and a person being unwilling or unable to communicate. I can't be sure, but it sounds like at least some people in this thread are talking about pushing back against the former as well as the latter.
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Re:We analyzed thousands of interviews on everything from la... by maxxxxx on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @08:36PM (#14557098)
I am fine if they think about it for minutes or need a while to sort thoughts out. But at some point I would like to get some response. What else can I go by in the interview? And even if that person can write great code I am not sure things will work in the long run if he can't explain himself.
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