Comments on: More on Hiring http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2008/03/12/more-on-hiring/ Manage your projects. Don't let them manage you. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:59:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Stacey Douglas http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2008/03/12/more-on-hiring/comment-page-1/#comment-244 Stacey Douglas Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:50:26 +0000 http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2008/03/12/more-on-hiring/#comment-244 I agree... if you behave like it's a formal interview, so do they... and an hour later, neither of you know anything about each other. Oof. Interviews are like first dates. If you don't go ahead and be honest up front and try to put each other at ease, you might not like what you learn a few dates (or months into a new hire) later :) I agree… if you behave like it’s a formal interview, so do they… and an hour later, neither of you know anything about each other. Oof.

Interviews are like first dates. If you don’t go ahead and be honest up front and try to put each other at ease, you might not like what you learn a few dates (or months into a new hire) later :)

]]> By: Liz http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2008/03/12/more-on-hiring/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Liz Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:37:17 +0000 http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2008/03/12/more-on-hiring/#comment-233 Thanks for sharing... One that I've found helpful is counter to what I've experienced interviewing at big companies. There, I got the impression that the interviewers were trying to be intimidating, trying to put the fear of god in candidates. I've found that on the contrary, making them feel as comfortable / liked / sought-after will get you a better personality read. If the person being interviewed is at ease, they'll be more willing and able to be forthcoming with their attitudes, goals, ideas, etc. My $.02 :) Thanks for sharing… One that I’ve found helpful is counter to what I’ve experienced interviewing at big companies. There, I got the impression that the interviewers were trying to be intimidating, trying to put the fear of god in candidates. I’ve found that on the contrary, making them feel as comfortable / liked / sought-after will get you a better personality read. If the person being interviewed is at ease, they’ll be more willing and able to be forthcoming with their attitudes, goals, ideas, etc.

My $.02 :)

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