When hiring senior engineers, you’re not buying, you’re selling

Re:When hiring senior engineers, you’re not buying, you’re s... by tptacek on Sunday January 20, 2019 @06:19PM (#18956258)

I can't tell if you're saying "look at their resume and see if they've successfully worked on teams for extended periods of time" (don't do this; it's a debacle of a signal) or "hire them if you yourself have worked with them before" (this works fine but network hiring can lead to brittle teams that fall apart as soon as 1-2 people move on).

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Re:When hiring senior engineers, you’re not buying, you’re s... by sethammons on Sunday January 20, 2019 @08:27PM (#18956830)

I read it as someone already with the company has prior work with the candidate and wants to work with them again.

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Re:When hiring senior engineers, you’re not buying, you’re s... by gregrata on Monday January 21, 2019 @01:26AM (#18958116)

Correct. Best way to know what someone is going to be like to work with, and how good they are, is to work with them. Interview is that helpful

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Re:When hiring senior engineers, you’re not buying, you’re s... by gregrata on Monday January 21, 2019 @01:27AM (#18958118)

> WORKING with someone (for a long time) 100% tells you what it's like working with someone

Not sure how that's not clear...

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