@r00k Yes, I’ve done a few mock interviews in addition to somewhere around 50 actual interviews/intro calls. I’m not perfect, but I’ve ironed out the wrinkles. There are a lot of devs looking for work atm, so it’s easy to find what they “need” on paper.
@CaitlinSchaub I've also struggled with separating work from relaxing at home. I finally gave in and moved my desk into its own room. So now when I'm in there its work time.
My favorite part of K-Dramas is the blatantly obvious product placement they try to squeeze into the last couple episodes. “When did we get this state of the art Dyson Vacuum cleaner??” 😂
@GergelyOrosz I honestly don’t need a credit card, I only buy something if I have the cash in my bank. But here in the US we’re basically forced to have them to build credit score, take advantage of free rewards/cash back, etc…
@kvlly at a previous small company they would offer to buy meals if you worked over the weekend to meet a deadline they backed themselves into. so bad.. this is worse because it encourages / expects overtime every day.. at that point i would want to be hourly and not salary
@ThePrimeagen@mynameisharry @TeejDeVries @JSDevlife The other thing is that even if someone doesn't have kids, most people interview while they're still employed and don't have time to do take homes on top of hours of interviews for a single company
@mynameisharry@ThePrimeagen @TeejDeVries @JSDevlife How much do you pay per hour for the take home? How much time do you expect it to take vs thr avg time people actually take to deliver? If people take longer than avg does that reflect poorly on them? Things to consider.
@ThePrimeagen I like 3 stage interviews. One is a technical discussion, one is a pair coding session, one is a behavioral/culture fit session. You get a pretty good idea of who they are and how they work in a few hours while keeping it pretty casual.
@TeejDeVries @ThePrimeagen@JSDevlife I have never seen a company pay for take home projects. I would guess there are issues with taxes there. Like they would have to"hire" them as a contractor and fill out a bunch of paperwork just to interview them. Doesn't make sense.
A detailed 30/60/90 onboarding plan. Coordination with the team. Frequent intentional checkins with manager. Frequent checkins with team. And making the environment safe for questions. This means that we all agree that output will be a little lower for those helping to onboard.
@bphogan I’m doing my best to get them access, explain how systems work, where to find more info, etc… What has been working fairly well is having them shadow me and pair on stuff so we work through it together. Would appreciate any tips you have for onboarding.