Reflecting on the interviews I’ve run over the past few years and those I got to experience recently, I believe that, while interviewing well is far from easy, it is fairly simple. Be kind to the candidate. Ensure that all interviewers agree on the role’s requirements. Understand the signal your interview is checking for (and how to search that signal out). Come to your interview prepared to interview. Deliberately express interest in candidates. Create feedback loops for interviewers and the loop’s designer. Instrument and optimize as you would any conversion funnel. You don’t have to do all
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