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by michaelt 1049 days ago
You wouldn't want the entire interview to be unstructured, but because every candidate is different, I think it's more than fair to give people an opportunity to highlight their own strongest areas.

I wouldn't want to overlook a great candidate because I omitted to ask whether they invented UDP, or whatever.
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cutemonster 1049 days ago
Talking about their strongest areas or inventions can be part of a structured interview.
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sublinear 1049 days ago
Not unless you ask. Resumes omit many things due to length constraints, and the candidate might prioritize recent work over quality work if it's too long ago.

Legacy skills are important too, but those details don't always make the cut in both the resume and job description.

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cutemonster 1047 days ago
> Not unless you ask

Yes well that's what the interviewer is doing: asking things,

And the interviewer can have a question in their list: Ask job applicant about their strongest skills? (And maybe inform the applicant beforehand if they want to think about what to say)

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