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Re:Ask HN: What about a platform for hiring teams instead of... by sokoloff on Thursday July 06, 2017 @09:52AM (#14710393)
> There tend to be a couple issues with this model. For one, what if the hiring company interviews the team and wants 7 of the 10? The team has to make a decision to either look for work where they can all be on the team, or abandon members.

Exactly. We've been approached a few times by intact teams all wanting to join. My approach has always been that I love talking to people in this situation, but that our contracts, interviews, and offers are all between the company and the individual and that while we may have an initial project in mind where they'd all work together, that that was not guaranteed to hold true over time.

I'll also ask them individually if a case like the 7/10 above happens, would they prefer to get 7 offers or 0 offers? (I don't want to be the source of telling Alex, Becky, and Charlie that I didn't think Dave was strong enough to join the company if they don't want to hear that.)

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Re:Ask HN: What about a platform for hiring teams instead of... by diggernet on Thursday July 06, 2017 @01:18PM (#14712034)
If Alex, Becky, and Charlie have been working with Dave for some time and think he's just fine, you might consider that your short interview appraisal of him might be flawed.
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Re:Ask HN: What about a platform for hiring teams instead of... by sokoloff on Thursday July 06, 2017 @01:28PM (#14712132)
That's possible (and we'd take that into account in interviewing, as would any sensible company).

It's also possible that he's a "really nice guy" and close friend of theirs and they're blind to his weakness.

It's also possible that he's a very strong contributor in a domain and skillset that the hiring company simply doesn't need.

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Re:Ask HN: What about a platform for hiring teams instead of... by tomhallett on Thursday July 06, 2017 @01:40PM (#14712234)
It's also possible that while dave is great, your team doesn't need a dave regardless of how good he is.
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Re:Ask HN: What about a platform for hiring teams instead of... by fecak on Thursday July 06, 2017 @10:29AM (#14710660)
And going forward the issue could also become on-the-job performance, where it could potentially come up where one team member underperformed. In a large consulting company environment the solution is easy (remove and replace), but with this kind of model it can be more complex.
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