how to hire properly w/ brian holt, staff pm @ neon.tech
guest: brian holt, staff pm at neon.tech
- making a costly bad hire is worse than missing out on a good candidate, so slow down and be cautious
- negative signal is hard to spot in interviews because nervousness can look like a bad fit, so create a comfortable climate for candidates
- give candidates multiple prompts to choose from so they can show off the skills they feel strongest in
- let candidates use a real code editor and google things during interviews since that mirrors how engineers actually work
- research the company before an interview and come with real opinions or critiques about the product, not just praise