Hiring

(3 min read) When faced with a difficult hiring decision, the least productive thing you can do is begin reaching out to your network in search of an "unvarnished" view of a candidate. These blind, or off-list, reference checks are both useless and dangerous. "He always left early to do

(4 min read) A rant on interviews that don't assess anything useful and a call to assess the parts of the candidate you're really hiring for.

(3 min read) Trying to find the right value in take-home interviews. Should you do them? How should you do them?