The Trickiest Part of Effective Technical Interview
Why is it important and how to deal with it
Have you ever been bothered with the following questions?
Does this guy understand what does he talking about? Or is he just trying to fool me with his expertise?
I face these questions a couple of times every week. One part of my job is to interview candidates for software engineer positions.
A potential candidate may join my team. He gonna affect its culture and performance. So the question about the candidate’s real professional skills and personal qualities is freaking crucial.
Unfortunately, it’s a tricky moment. You only get to know the person well enough after some time has passed, after completing the first dozen tasks and handling the first crisis side by side.
So it’s almost impossible to check the soft skills with 100% assurance. Still, there are some red flags you need to watch.
Luckily, the situation with the technical part is better. You can ask some technical questions and receive the answers. But there are nuances.
First of all, there is always not enough time to ask everything you want. The best you can do while interviewing a candidate is to check your knowledge of your project stack. Maybe…
