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- From: feathers@gate.net (Michael Feathers)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Difficulty hiring people with C++ experience.
- Date: 4 Jan 1996 18:13:36 -0500
- Organization: CyberGate, Inc.
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- Glenn Mandelkern (gmandel@netcom.com) wrote:
- : Personally, I hate how hiring nowadays has turned into these series of
- : endless interviews. I heard of one person who had to go through 15
- : interviews for one software position which was then eliminated 6 months
- : later due to layoffs. 3 interviews should be enough. Employers are
- : getting way too cautious--the same way they are trying to avoid the poor
- : hiring mistakes in choosing the wrong person, they can end up waiting way
- : too long and have the best ones pass them by, get turned off or picked up
- : by a more courageous employer. We hear that employers can be picky nowadays,
- : but so can candidates with the right set of questions.
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- Here is a good hint for anyone looking for a programming job:
- Bring some of your source code with you!!
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- Be prepared to walk through it with the interviewer. It breaks
- the ice, avoids the puzzles, and creates a serious impression.
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