me: i’ve single-handedly written software used by tens of millions of people, you can see it right over at github.com/april

prospective employers: sorry, but unfortunately you did poorly in a high-stress 40-minute coding exercise, writing code with no time to think about how to solve a problem you’ve never seen before, in a terrible dev environment, while someone stares at you the whole time

As a hiring manager who has interviewed plenty of candidates, here’s some advice for recruiters, interviewers, and HR people who are involved in the hiring process.

Are you ready? Here it is.

Stop focusing so heavily on the candidate’s interviewing skills, and focus on their job related skills. They’re nervous. They may be in financial distress. They’ve been an engineer/analyst/clerk for years, but they’ve only spent a few hours in their entire life in interviews. If they suck at interviewing, so what? It’s your job to see what they bring to the table after the interview is over.

Instead of putting the burden on the candidate to be impressive, put the burden on yourself to uncover the talent and traits that are needed.

#HR #hiring #interviews #jobs

'Sign language is woke now': Outrage over right wing's new culture war - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/right-wing-2670795129/

Of course.

#blackmastodon https://www.blackenterprise.com/fedex-driver-case-gibson-dismissal-shooting/

I normally try to not quote too much from an article because I want people to read the entire piece themselves, but this one is so good. Believe me, I am being selective in the following quotes!

Also, happy 91st birthday to former PM Jean Chrétien! https://substack.com/@wallsandbridges/note/c-85591650

In 2016, Bill Clinton and AG Loretta Lynch exchanged pleasantries at an airport, and it was treated like a hair-on-fire scandal.

The fact that Trump helped lead the charge seems relevant anew — given his far more controversial chat with Samuel Alito. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/newly-reported-details-spark-fresh-questions-alitos-call-trump-rcna187182

So, people want to give up a good government just because they don't like paying carbon tax? This is very bad folks.

Yes, this always-wrong grifter did indeed write this in 2023.

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