Category Archives: interviewing

A Dumb Careers Page

Posted on June 6, 2008 by mike

I saw a posting on Valleywag today about Bright Idea, an “innovation management” company. I honestly have no idea what that means but I went to their site to check it out and clicked on the careers page to see … Continue reading →

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Warning Signs About a Job Posting

Posted on March 2, 2007 by mike

I tend to look at local job postings on a semi-regular basis. Not because I’m looking to leave my current job usually but rather because I’m curious and like to see what trends are forming and to see how healthy … Continue reading →

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Interviewing Job Candidates

Posted on June 1, 2006 by mike

I started out writing a bit about mock objects but this topic has been on my mind lately so I’ll cover it first. Plus, my mini rant about the proliferation of long resumes seemed to hit a nerve. I’m curious … Continue reading →

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What’s Up With Huge Resumes?

Posted on May 24, 2006 by mike

What’s up with huge resumes these days? The company I work for has been hiring lately and so I usually end up interviewing one to two people a week. Lately I’ve been seeing huge resumes from developers. I mean like … Continue reading →

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