Re: [tlug] CW: Josh, put down your coffee [was: Ghosted?]

[James Tobin <jamesbtobin@example.com>]

On Wed, 30 Jul 2025 at 10:03, Josh Glover <jmglov@example.com> wrote:

> You're kinda assuming the interviewer is competent to evaluate the
> work. This often is not the case for people who are competent to be managers.
>
> I would go even further and say that many competent workers are not competent interviewers. Interviewing is a specialised skill that must be learnt and practised.

[JTOBIN] I agree. I have often coached such people to be much better
interviewers-with success. However, I was once asked by a hiring
manager not to do so.  Needless to say, I did not work with that
manager again.  This was a manager that I found simply wanted to find
reasons not to hire someone.  Unfortunately, it does happen from time
to time.  After 20+ years recruiting (whilst also being technical) you
can quickly pick up on this characteristic in a manager.

> I’m actually working on an “Effective Hiring” talk that I’ll share here when I’m done with it. I thought I’d done some writing about this in the past, but all I turned up was this:
>
> https://jmglov.net/blog/2022-08-03-reviewing-interviewing.html
>

[JTOBIN] This reads well!  Perhaps a little too simplistic,
interviewing, is almost like dating, or simply put, having a good,
coherent, effectless conversation.

> Developers and managers are as different as cats and dogs,
> although occasionally you'll run into a "cog" (or more likely in this
> business, a "DAG").
>
> Thanks for the C&C warning! ;)
>
> Cheers,
> Josh