Comments on: The Contractors Who Waste Time http://softwareas.com/time-wasting-contractors Mahemoff's Podcast/Blog - Web, Programming, Usability from the Author of 'Ajax Design Patterns' (AjaxPatterns.org) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:29:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Dave Nicolette http://softwareas.com/time-wasting-contractors/comment-page-1#comment-3473 Dave Nicolette Wed, 29 Mar 2006 20:43:02 +0000 http://www.softwareas.com/time-wasting-contractors#comment-3473 <p>I agree with Steve...but why wait? Do it in the second interview, after HR has verified the candidate is not an ax murderer masquerading as a programmer. See the action early, save the talking for later if the action looks okay.</p> <p>Another suggestion is to have the candidate come in for the interview during working hours so you can gauge his/her non-verbal reaction to the real work environment.</p> I agree with Steve…but why wait? Do it in the second interview, after HR has verified the candidate is not an ax murderer masquerading as a programmer. See the action early, save the talking for later if the action looks okay.

Another suggestion is to have the candidate come in for the interview during working hours so you can gauge his/her non-verbal reaction to the real work environment.

]]> By: Steve Freeman http://softwareas.com/time-wasting-contractors/comment-page-1#comment-3272 Steve Freeman Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:00:27 +0000 http://www.softwareas.com/time-wasting-contractors#comment-3272 <p>One more thing during recruitment, write some code during the final interview. Have candidates pair-program on an exercise. It's amazing how some people interview really well but dry up when they have a keyboard in their hands.</p> One more thing during recruitment, write some code during the final interview. Have candidates pair-program on an exercise. It’s amazing how some people interview really well but dry up when they have a keyboard in their hands.

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