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Special set of skills Better than 1 interview every 2 weeks. Much better.

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Michael Stahnke Puppet, Inc Director of Engineering @stahnma

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Everybody on said team needs to know exactly what you’re hiring for @stahnma

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Scorecard and Job Description @stahnma

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Scorecard and Job Description @stahnma

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Don’t ask dumb technical questions @stahnma

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Culture isn’t about hanging out @stahnma

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Culture is about the way you work @stahnma

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@stahnma

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Have a team with focus areas Know what you’re hiring for exactly Dig deep technical Dig deep culturally Group vote at once Rate your interview Trust your gut @stahnma

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@stahnma

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What do you want out of a role here that you’re not getting at $CURRENTJOB @stahnma

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What’s difficult about {building, testing, designing, using} distributed systems? @stahnma

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Tell me about a time you stood up to your management. Did you stop a shipment. @stahnma

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Tell me the thing you’re most proud of that you worked on. Why? @stahnma

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env @stahnma

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Rate the candidate use gladiator thing here? @stahnma

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The interview (not the candidate) also needs a rating, from you. @stahnma

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If you mention how hot one of the earlier interviewers was, it’s probably not the place for you. @stahnma

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The best thing you can do is prepare. Get better. It matters. And don’t forget about Dre. @stahnma