the secret sauce for hiring and job seekers w/ david cabal
guest: david cabal, engineering manager at exodus
- pay candidates upfront for take home code challenges to show you value their time
- weigh soft skills and humility as heavily as technical skill since attitude affects how someone takes feedback on a team
- keep hiring moving fast by reviewing code challenges within 24 to 48 hours and letting candidates pick the next interview slot
- stay laser focused on the delivery date and push non critical bugs and extra features to the backlog instead of chasing perfection
- as a candidate come with prepared questions for the interviewer since most people skip this and it instantly sets you apart