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Monthly Archives: June 2004
Candidates: Ask Questions of Your Interviewers
I spoke with a colleague this morning, who’s considering taking on a test management position. He wanted to take advantage of his time to ask questions of his interviewers, because the previous two managers were not successful in the position. … Continue reading
Certifications Aren’t Useful for Filtering Candidates
Some hiring managers use certifications to filter resumes. I specifically caution against that practice in the book. I’m not a fan of certifications. Michael Schrage’s column Hiding Behind Certification is another article about why certifications are not a good predictor … Continue reading
Back to Posting
If you don’t read my Managing Product Development blog, you may not have realized why I’ve been so quiet. My hard drive died just before my vacation. I have a new hard drive and I’m back from vacation, so I’ll … Continue reading
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Making Yourself Remarkable
Seth Godin talks about his search for interns in Needles, haystacks & magnetism. He makes several points I like: Employers don’t hire candidates because the candidate deserves a job. Employers hire people because they like the way they feel about … Continue reading
Avoid Stump-the-Candidate Interviews
You know that I use auditions as a way to see how people work. I find that auditions, along with behavior-description questions are a great way to see how people will work at work. However, there are some questions and … Continue reading
How Not to Hire Jerks
In his provocative article Nasty People, Robert Sutton says ” Managers who belittle and oppress one victim after another shouldn’t be hired.” Amen! If you’re not sure how to avoid hiring nasty people, try these techniques: You can try to … Continue reading
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How Well Can Your Technical Staff Write?
Laurent has a great posting on Hiring Programmers. Note that he doesn’t say people have to be great writers. On the contrary, the bar is fairly low: awareness of spelling and typos, introduction, structured discussion, conclusion — that’s it. My … Continue reading
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