The art of recruiting

Screening CV’s

• Dates Matter – look for gaps. Does the candidate change jobs too often?• You're not sure ? Call him. Don’t waste your

and his\her time.

Before the interview

• Read the CV before and not during the interview.

• Look for web fingerprints - Does he write blog? Does he asks questions on forums? Does the LinkedIn profile matches the CV?

• Make notes - questions about the CV’S (specific for the candidate- experience, dates and so on)

• Prepare paper for scratching stuff.

During the interview1. Trailer

• Company-> Department-> team -> job. you’re being interviewed! Sell the job.• Introduce yourself -

During the interview2. Tell me a little about yourself

• let him role. Stop for questions (open vs. closed – “Do you

know Node.js? –Yes”. Act as traffic officer. Create intimacy – what’s your hobbies?

During the interview3. Dig for history

1. Tell me about your current project.2. Tell me about a failed project\coding.3. Tell me about a succeed project\coding.

Use the STAR questions- situation, task, actions and results.• What was the background of what you were working on?• What tasks were you given?• What actions did you take?• What results did you measure?

During the interview4. Rules

• 80/20 rule- talk about 20 percent of the time.• past\present\future – know what you need to know• Respect- Give time to answer questions, don’t interrupt.• There are no stupid questions.• Go deep- The WHY method. Ask why until you dive

enough.• Once you form an initial impression of someone - which

usually happens within the first 60 seconds - you should spend the rest the interview trying to invalidate that impression.

During the interview5. Tech questions

• For each open position create set of tech questions.

• Force to write code• Best screening question – real life question.

After the interview

• The beer test – will you drink beer with him?• The car test- will you ride with this man for 5

hours straight?• Write your thoughts- time has effect on

impression.• Maybe means No.