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Re:Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software s... by x0x0 on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @09:57PM (#23854907)
I'm senior enough that if I rate two people strong hire, I'm capable of getting more budget. This has in fact happened recently -- we couldn't decide between two great candidates, so we offered and hired both.
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Re:Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software s... by bananaface on Thursday July 16, 2020 @07:08AM (#23857712)
That depends on the size of the company, no?
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Re:Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software s... by cutemonster on Thursday July 16, 2020 @04:16PM (#23863354)
Yes, and in some cases, the company needs one person now, and another one a bit later. Then can be nice to have a list of people who did well, to contact again
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