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by gaius 5224 days ago
Did you really want to hear about my love of outdoor Humans vs Zombies games

My personal experience as an interviewer: there is a very high correlation between people who are really into something and people who are good hires. Ideally something that requires some suffering to do well (e.g. sports) but what I'm looking for is that whatever it is, they feel strongly enough about it to pursue it doggedly for years at a time.