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Re:How my life was changed when I began caring about the peo... by Osiris on Thursday January 08, 2015 @11:02PM (#8860685)
I've found that you can tell within 30 seconds if we're not going to hire someone. It's much easier to filter out the people that won't fit than those that will.
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Re:How my life was changed when I began caring about the peo... by msteinberg on Friday January 09, 2015 @10:14AM (#8862513)
Yes, because those thirty seconds are who the person is as an individual. It is the best and only approximation that one can make. Forget the interview, forget allowing them to show value, and if they do, they have an attitude problem.
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