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Re:How my life was changed when I began caring about the peo... by slagfart on Thursday January 08, 2015 @05:26PM (#8859447)
Works out smoother for who? The candidate? Hardly. You've short-changed them after you've wasted their time. Works out smoother for you? I think you're losing a great chance to build networks and keep potentially great resources in touch.

I don't think that a modern hiring manager can afford to think this way, especially when tech wages are so high.

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Re:How my life was changed when I began caring about the peo... by seagreen on Thursday January 08, 2015 @05:45PM (#8859542)
Man, I wish we had better discussion tools than pure text:(

The author (1) took an action in a specific situation, and (2) generalized that action out to a broader rule covering hiring in general.

The author's actions in (1) were absolutely correct (especially after giving the applicants a three week course!). The author's generalization (2) is just wrong.

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