Re:Founders: would you hire a telecommuting, part-time (but ...
by Psyonic on Thursday June 21, 2007 @12:01PM
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Another question for those that have already responded to this thread: What kinds of things would you be valuable to you in making a hiring decision? Personally I find resumes to be a weak indicator of abilities. Not to say I don't have one, but I don't think a checklist is nearly enough. Would you find a personal blog regularly updated with development related posts worthwhile? Should I spend time learning (reading books, etc) or would I be better off getting a few small pet projects going? In a world with no time limitations, I would like to do all of these things, but that just isn't practical (right now, at least).
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Re:Founders: would you hire a telecommuting, part-time (but ...
by yubrew on Thursday June 21, 2007 @08:28PM
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For start ups, I would much rather see someone with a track record with finished projects. Programs, code, apps, open source contributions, references from people you've worked with are all the things I look for as far as skills.
A blog is nice, because in an interview process, I only really get to know you for like 1 hour tops. In a blog, I can better understand your values, your interests, and what you've done.
Resumes have their place, if you have hundreds of potential candidates to go through. If you are a good candidate, you should have pages and pages worth of experiences, and it's now a matter of picking the experiences relevant to the task.