interviews-and-hiring

Interviews and Hiring

typical steps

1. CV screening
2. Phone interview Example:

• 1.5 h
• 3 people: 1 technical, 1 hiring manager, 1 watching, protocol
• open question : pre-made notes and recurring questions or free?
• checking for technical fit and a little cultural fit
• Result: list of notes for face to face interview. Then you can deep dive on topics that came up

3. Face to face

• pair programming
• evaluating cultural fit for example with scenario questions

4. Debrief

• all steps are done by different people
• anonymous votes

5. Offer

coding challenges and pair programming

• challenge before? Could lead to people putting too much effort or people jumping off
• just send some code? Anything you have, you are proud of? Some people might not have something. Especially juniors
• pair programming on site. Katas? Real code if possible?
• even a full day at the company with pay? Not always possible when having customers
• give feedback on challenges and interact with people to see how they react
• limit the technology and style or give the applicant free rein?