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by Jemaclus 3821 days ago
I really enjoyed this post, partly because I agree with almost everything. The section that jumped out the most for me is the "Hiring for Strength vs Lack of Weakness." The author is absolutely correct. Hiring is not (and should not be) a democracy. It's the decision of the hiring manager. Everyone else's job is to provide quality feedback so that the hiring manager can make that decision effectively. As a side note, the hiring manager's other role here is to cultivate actionable feedback from her interviewing team. The better her team gets at interviewing and identifying strengths, the easier her decision gets.