creativity in hiring especially around junior devs w/ andrew wyborski
guest: andrew wyborski, engineering manager at kroger
- when hiring junior devs, look past resumes for stories of them automating or improving a tedious part of their old job
- use coding exams as a conversation starter, not a pass-fail gate, so interviews focus on problem solving not syntax
- if you cannot find time to teach new hires basic skills, that is a sign you are not investing in your current team either
- build your network before you need it, join local dev meetups and keep a master resume with every skill and project listed
- hiring managers should push junior talent into uncomfortable stretch goals since that discomfort is what drives real growth