Ask HN: How do I interview someone for a more senior position than mine?

Re:Ask HN: How do I interview someone for a more senior posi... by bsvalley on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @03:52PM (#18340690)

I have one advise for you, don't assume that because a candidate is more senior than you, he or she should at least know what you know.

Try instead to learn something interesting from the candidate. At the end of your lunch, if you learned something that could help you in your day to day tasks, or in general, maybe it's a thumbs up from your perspective. Let the rest of the team figure the rest out.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I interview someone for a more senior posi... by matt_the_bass on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @03:56PM (#18340739)

I agree. If your organization needs to hire someone senior to existing employees, then learning from that senior hire is (should be) a major part of their role.

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