The Science of Hiring Developers - Recruiting for Raw Talent
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Argues that hiring for stable, measurable talents — striving, thinking, relating — predicts on‑the‑job success better than resumes alone, and tests it with video screens, behavioral questions, a standardized rubric, coding challenges plus a paired coding exercise and 90‑minute interview blocks; LivingSocial runs ~87 face‑to‑face interviews to fill 24 spots for the Hungry Academy, offers all 24 hires positions, tracks interviewer accuracy versus three‑ and six‑month reviews, and finds surprise volume of qualified career‑changers.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:10Skills vs Talents
- 2:17Talent Types
- 3:45Natural Talents
- 5:15How Does This Fit Together
- 7:12What Were Looking For
- 8:24Interview Process
- 11:27Relating Talent
- 16:55Assessing Technical Talent
- 19:50Values Interview
- 23:21Diversity
- 24:36Age
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