Hiring is Obsolete
May 2005 (This essay is derived from a talk at the Berkeley CSUA.) The three big powers on the Internet now are Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft. Average age of their founders: 24. So it is pretty well established now that…
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Hazards of Hiring
Summary: Eric offers guidelines for handling tough hiring decisions in a small ISV. Several months ago, I wrote an MSDN column entitled Make More Mistakes. This column was one of the most popular things I have ever written. People seemed…
The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing – Joel on Software
Joel Spolsky’s classic guide on interviewing remains one of the most practical resources for hiring. Here’s a clear summary of the key ideas and how companies can apply them today. Interviewing looks simple on the surface, but most companies still…
How to Hire Like a Start-Up | Software by Rob
As a rite of passage, every software management author has to give their take on the hiring process (Joel’s, Erik’s, Paul’s). This is mine. In an ideal world you would take as long as you want to fill a position.…
hiring religion
by Paul English, May 2002. If you are looking to build a company, your most important skill is hiring. If you do not get excited about this, and do not always think about networking and hiring, it means you…