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Re:Forget the resume, kill on the cover letter by jawngee on Monday June 01, 2009 @05:43PM (#636859)
Why would you not read their resume before the interview?

I spend a good 30-45 minutes building a list of questions based entirely on the contents of their resume. I couldn't imagine just looking at a resume and then interviewing a person off the cuff. Seems a little rude.

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Re:Forget the resume, kill on the cover letter by menloparkbum on Monday June 01, 2009 @05:46PM (#636862)
It is rude, but this happens a lot, especially at smaller startups. The chain of communication is usually a bit chaotic and most people are very busy. Sometimes people get pulled into the interview at the last minute, and so on and so forth...
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Re:Forget the resume, kill on the cover letter by tptacek on Monday June 01, 2009 @07:57PM (#637056)
Why would you interview someone based on their resume? Why wouldn't you take 30-45 minutes across all your candidates to build a list of questions that were actually relevant to your business? The cart seems to be dragging the horse here.
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