Hiring Advice

Why and how we do work trials at Linear

Determine if they have a chip on their shoulder . Do they have something to prove? Where’s the hole they’re looking to fill? Ideally, you’d get someone with obvious talent/drive that is misunderstood by the world. Those types of people will run through walls to reconcile their internal view of themselves with external perception.

What you’re

Tara Seshan • How to Hire Low Experience, High Potential People

Brandy Cerne

Here’s Why You’re Not Hiring the Best and the Brightest

Jeff Atwood review.firstround.com

Johanna

@mckaywrigley I have a bunch of questions I ask. What would you build for yourself? What did previous companies you've worked for need? What are you an expert in? What have you noticed recently that seemed broken? If you were going to build something just for fun, what would it be?

Paul Graham x.com

sari

What Everybody Should Know About Contracting Developers

Trevor McKendrick trevormckendrick.com

Johanna

Hazards of Hiring

Eric Sink ericsink.com

Johanna

How to interview product managers

Lenny Rachitsky lennysnewsletter.com

sari

Using the collaborate before you commit approach empowers both the candidate and the person hiring, because they both have the agency to decide whether the situation feels right to them. Was there chemistry? Was there magic? Was it more awkward than you might have liked?

Yancey Strickler • Notes on hiring

sari

AAlara

don’t forget the dynamic range of humans