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Re:Google's “Director of Engineering” Hiring Test (2016) by dvt on Thursday April 26, 2018 @11:35AM (#16932808)
You really think the best way to start a new business relationship is with the assumption that the guy across the table is a lying scumbag?
Re:Google's “Director of Engineering” Hiring Test (2016) by cm2187 on Thursday April 26, 2018 @12:58PM (#16933597)
I am not sure I understand your position. So you would not get a lawyer to review a business contract because doing so would imply that your business partner is a lying scumbag, a morally unacceptable position when starting a new business relationship?

No, and that's called due diligence. Same with hiring. I have come across enough candidates where there was a huge gap between claims written on the CV and what the candidate actually did or knew to blindly trust any CV.

And the best candidates are often not the best CV writers.

Re:Google's “Director of Engineering” Hiring Test (2016) by icebraining on Friday April 27, 2018 @03:13AM (#16938988)
You start by assuming they may be a lying scumbag. Hopefully by the time you make an offer, you're reasonably certain they aren't.