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| Page 1 of 2 | Previous | Next | HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE JULY 10, 2012 Ask Questions of the Hiring Manager and the Interview Team In an interview, you have an opportunity to ask questions. Good interviewers will ask What Questions Do You Have For Me? What questions do you ask? It depends where you are in the interview process. First, ask about culture. As a candidate, these are ideal questions to ask in a first-round interview. How do you treat people? What do you reward?” | | | HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE APRIL 23, 2012 Announcing a New Book: Manage Your Job Search I have released a beta book, Manage Your Job Search: Reduce Your Overwhelm, Focus Your Search, and Get Your Next Job! While I was writing and updating Hiring the Best Knowledge Workers, second edition , I realized that my advice wasn’t precisely opposite for people who were searching for jobs. That’s because it’s a beta book. | | | | | | | | | -
HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2012 Series on Cultural Fit Posted I wrote a series on cultural fit for my Pragmatic Manager email newsletter. In reverse order they were: How Do We Treat Each Other? . What Does Your Organization Reward? What is Okay for You to Discuss? Those are the three biggies when you talk about organizational culture. That’s what candidates see when you hire. MORE >> -
HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2012 How Long is a Technology Career? Matt Heusser has a great column over at Stickyminds this week. Take a look at A Long View of the ‘Short’ Technology Career. If you are an older job searcher, and you are looking for a job, one thing you might do is look for a technical job. That’s what I suggest in Manage Your Job Search. But that’s okay. MORE >> -
HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012 Many Bad Hiring Practices and Alternatives When I teach interviewing, I teach these approaches to interviewing: Let the behavior-description questions sell the candidate on the company. Don’t try to “ sell ” the candidate on the company or the people. It sounds like a used car salesperson or a bad blind date. It leaves a bad taste in the candidate’s mouth. MORE >> -
HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2011 Deconstructing Job Ads If you’re a candidate and you are looking for a job, it can be difficult to deconstruct a job ad, especially if it’s a laundry list of technical tools. lot of hiring managers use a form of shorthand to identify their needs. Here are some common themes that might be their shorthand: What the ad says. What it means. How to get around it. MORE >> -
HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2011 When Are You Done Answering Questions About Your Old Job? In yesterday’s Globe , there was a question about How to cut ties when the old boss won’t let go. Oh my. If you weren’t sure you’d made a good decision, you know now you have. actually think there is a better way to leave a job. If they don’t accept this offer, how will you feel? Make your farewell clean. MORE >>
- Asking About Lean Experience on Teams HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011
- Committing to a Position | Hiring Technical People HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2011
- The Company Doesn’t Love You HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013
- Should You Launch in Emerging Markets First? HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2011
- A Novel Idea: Hire the Unemployed HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013
- We Have Created Our Own Shortage Of People HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2012
- Skills for 2013: It’s Not About Tools or Technology HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2012
- What to Offer in Addition to Salary HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2011
- People are Not Tools HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2009
- What Do Agile Testers Look Like? HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2009
- A Jobseeker’s Starting Guide to Twitter HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | MONDAY, MAY 7, 2012
- What Hiring Managers Look for in a Resume HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2011
- Interview Questions for Project Managers HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
- Fantastic Stories of Overqualified Employees HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2011
- Good Interviews Are Conversations HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2010
- Personal Kanban for Your Job Hunt HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2013
- Project Culture Reflects Management Culture HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2012
- What Salary Do You Expect is Another Bad Question HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
- An Agile Approach to Your Job Search: Create Your Agile Mindset HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2011
- Can’t Find People? Root Cause Why HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013
- Technical Ability is No Guarantee of Success HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2009
- What Scrum Master Are You Hiring Posted HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2013
- Hiring Geeks That Fit is Done! HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2013
- Cultural Fit Trumps Competence? Maybe HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2012
- Three Interview Questions That Might Not Reveal Anything HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2012
- Avoid Mind Reading HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2012
- How to Show Agile Behaviors on a Resume, Starting with Collaboration HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2012
- Can Anyone That Old Know Anything? HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012
- When You Can’t Find Candidates HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2011
- How Not to Link with People on LinkedIn HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2011
- Never Lie on a Resume–Ever HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012
- Why Does an Agile Coach Need to Know a Specific Programming Language? HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011
- Authenticity Works for Interviews HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2010
- What Culture Do You Want in a New Job? Part 1 HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013
- Learn From the Expert: How to Correctly Answer the Hardest Interview Questions HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2012
- What is the Fascination with Bachelor’s Degrees for Senior Managers? HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012
- The Power of a Loose Connection HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012
- Answer Questions, Yes. Housekeys? No HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2012
- What Have You Done Since Your Last Job? HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011
- Pairing, Observers, and Interviewing Candidates HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2011
- 5 Questions to Never Ask in an Interview HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
- Decoding Culture HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013
- Hiring Managers: Asking About Integrity HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013
- Volunteering: Set Yourself Apart in the Hiring Process HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012
- What Questions Do You Have For Me? HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2012
- How to Describe Your Experience HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2011
- Why a Bonus for Agile Program Managers? HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
- Hiring for Diversity, Pt4: “Overqualified People” | Hiring. HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2010
- Book Review: Networking is Dead HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2013
- Keep In Touch With Good Previous Candidates HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012
- Hiring for Your Team, One Day Workshop in Sweden HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013
- Answering the Money Question HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012
- Recommendations, Referrals, References and What They Mean HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2011
- When You Have a New Kind of Job HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011
- Stupid Recruiter Tricks HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2010
- What Are Your Favorite Interview Questions? HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2013
- Is Your Manager Candidate Authentic? HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2013
- How to Ask for an Introduction or a Recommendation for a Job on LinkedIn HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2012
- The Road to the CBAP is Not Paved by Applied Knowledge HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012
- Interviewing for an Agile Project Management Job HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
- A Hiring Manager’s Starting Guide to Twitter HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012
- How to Use a Recruiter in Your Job Search HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012
- Being the Best Example of Personality Diversity HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011
- How Do You Hire a Scrum Master? HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2009
- Why Do You Want This Job? HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | MONDAY, MAY 18, 2009
- What Are You Hiring For? HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2010
- Interviewing for Culture, What's Discussable and What's Not. HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2010
- Article Posted in PragProg Magazine HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2013
- What Culture Do You Want in a New Job? Part 2 HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013
- Creating Auditions for Senior Managers HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2013
- Avoid Contributing to the “Global Epidemic” of Poor Job Fit HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012
- Hiring Geeks That Fit Has a Movie HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2012
- Call or Email References? HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012
- Look for Candidates Where Your Competitors Look for Similar Candidates HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012
- Job Hunt or Job Search? HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012
- An Agile Approach to Your Job Search: Produce Something, Get Some Feedback HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2011
- Phone Screens for Junior People HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2011
- Plan for an Interview with an Interview Matrix HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011
- Becoming a Great Networker: Connecting With Others HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2010
- November Musings About Hiring Issues HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2010
- Hiring for an Agile Team: Possible Questions HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2009
- Wading Through Applicants HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2009
- Handshakes are Important HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009
- Replacing People Is Expensive HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009
- Interviewing for Culture, How People Treat Each Other | Hiring. HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2010
- My guest post for Vistage will go live on Jan. 8! HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2013
- An Alternative Hiring Candidate Funnel HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012
- Please Help Me Title the Next Version of the Hiring Book HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012
- Don't Fight With People Providing Feedback HIRING TECHNICAL PEOPLE | FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2009
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