Have you ever hired someone (or been hired) without ever speaking to them? Did it work out? Tell us in the comments 👇
I can see this happening possibly with devs, but I would need at least a 1/2 hour call with someone before hiring them.
No. It makes zero sense asking for someone to come in once for an hour or two prior knowing them if they didn't have the option to know them first.
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3moNo, least amount of sync communication was a 15 min video call after they passed all the tech tests / take-home tests. this is the case for the majority of engineers I've ever worked with. async > live