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Re:Ask HN: How long does it take to hire a good developer? by carmen_sandiego on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @07:22AM (#26633290)
The reason is that bad hiring, depending on your current size, is one of the most ruinous things you can do. So people take their time. The alternative is ‘fire fast’ (with caveats), but a lot of places are afraid of doing that. Personally I prefer it.

> Why do you need to ask them technical questions when you can ask for their college results?

Genuinely no offence, but this one hurt to read!

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Re:Ask HN: How long does it take to hire a good developer? by decafninja on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @01:02PM (#26637173)
I would prefer a "fire fast" policy to the egregious and lengthy technical interview process that is common today.

However I've found that the few places that do say they supposedly have a "fire fast" policy, also have an egregious and lengthy interview pipeline also.

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