http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2005/08/structuring-interview-time.html Hiring technical people and being hired can be difficult, no matter what the economy is doing. Use the tips here to hire better, or find a new job. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:41:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2005/08/structuring-interview-time.html/comment-page-1#comment-89 Andrew Marritt Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:38:06 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/?p=453#comment-89 I do 'sell' and do it first. I sell a personalised version, where they will fit in, what they can expect etc. I do it based on what I know (from detailed research) are the key points that people in that area feel about what makes the department great to work for. I also present the frustrations that people find, partly to weed out those who won't accept them (because stopping at this stage save lots of time/money compared to them leaving when they realise) and partly so as to appear as transparent. My take is that the interview is a two way process and therefore both sides should be given similar time. Let's say that takes 15 minutes, probably me up on the whiteboard. Therefore my interview is going to last about 1 hour. I have been known to take twice this time. I only want to stop when I'm confident on my position, and feel I have the evidence to convince anyone of that position. Your points are pretty spot-on. Your observations are similar to what I see when I train. The only thing I might add a case study, especially an open-ended one with no 'right' answer to show the thought processes. Good post! I do ’sell’ and do it first. I sell a personalised version, where they will fit in, what they can expect etc. I do it based on what I know (from detailed research) are the key points that people in that area feel about what makes the department great to work for. I also present the frustrations that people find, partly to weed out those who won’t accept them (because stopping at this stage save lots of time/money compared to them leaving when they realise) and partly so as to appear as transparent. My take is that the interview is a two way process and therefore both sides should be given similar time.
Let’s say that takes 15 minutes, probably me up on the whiteboard. Therefore my interview is going to last about 1 hour. I have been known to take twice this time. I only want to stop when I’m confident on my position, and feel I have the evidence to convince anyone of that position.
Your points are pretty spot-on. Your observations are similar to what I see when I train. The only thing I might add a case study, especially an open-ended one with no ‘right’ answer to show the thought processes.
Good post!

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