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Re:Canonical's interview process step by step (by step by st... by snoman on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @07:19PM (#37069712)
I used to work at a medium sized firm (~2B revenue) and we had a policy where the candidate had an offer or a rejection (with reason) before they left the office.

It was hard turning folks down, and it pushed us to have very crisp reasons for saying no, but I think it made us better interviewers and more humane in the process.

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Re:Canonical's interview process step by step (by step by st... by sph on Thursday August 10, 2023 @04:10AM (#37073385)
The word humane is rarely used, most times in the context of "humane slaughter of farm animals" and now in "humane interview process."
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Re:Canonical's interview process step by step (by step by st... by potamic on Thursday August 10, 2023 @02:51PM (#37080205)
This could also backfire with non-confrontational personalities. "Welp, I guess you're hired"
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Re:Canonical's interview process step by step (by step by st... by snoman on Friday August 11, 2023 @11:58AM (#37090171)
It was never decided by a single person. We always did a 5-15m debrief, consisting of about 4 people (hiring manager, 2 interviewers, hr to facilitate and maybe a shadow 2), between interviews on the day.
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