SoftBank’s $375M bet on pizza went bad fast

Re:SoftBank’s $375M bet on pizza went bad fast by mgreg on Saturday February 15, 2020 @03:42PM (#22337833)

Sounds like they were "top grading" which is a interviewing technique promoted, among other places, in the "Who" book. (see https://whothebook.com/). An internet search will turn up the gist of what they're looking for.

Interestingly this technique is usually used for executives though, like all interview strategies, this one is also not perfect.

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Re:SoftBank’s $375M bet on pizza went bad fast by titanomachy on Saturday February 15, 2020 @03:56PM (#22337914)

What a mess. People complain about whiteboard tech interviewing a lot but it seems like other roles are even worse.

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Re:SoftBank’s $375M bet on pizza went bad fast by benjohnson on Saturday February 15, 2020 @04:16PM (#22338044)

We use the technique - We find a lot of "diamonds in the rough" with it - people that have a low opinion of themselves but their coworkers love them and their work.

It also helps filter out people who can interview extremely well but can't work with other people.

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Re:SoftBank’s $375M bet on pizza went bad fast by to11mtm on Sunday February 16, 2020 @01:18PM (#22342913)

I did a Top Grading interview once.

I basically wound up throwing the interview 45 minutes in; I realized I didn't want to work at a place that was going to be so strict/formal for any position in their company.

Yes, I'd do 100 whiteboard interviews before I do another one of those.

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