The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing (version 3.0)

For new companies, here are a few things to keep in mind: Focus on the output first. What should the process produce? In the case of the interview process, an outstanding employee. If that’s the goal, what’s the process to get there? Figure out how you’ll know if you are getting what you want at each step. Are you getting enough candidates? Are you

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Bock goes on to observe that the most successful people at Google “will have a fierce position. They’ll argue like hell. They’ll be zealots about their point of view. But then you say, here’s a new fact, and they’ll go, Oh, well, that changes things; you’re right.” This reflects the advice of Paul Saffo, Director of the Palo Alto Institute for the

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As I said, most companies and most interviews focus more on the question: can this person do what we need? But if you’re trying to recruit the best talent in the world, it needs to start with them. Who are they? What do they love doing? What are their ambitions? How does their past shape what they want for their future? What are they insecure about... See more