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How to Interview Engineers When You're Not Technical
Hiring managers ask about sorting algorithms. Good engineers ask about your incident response. Here is what actually predicts job performance.
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The junior hiring trap
Every team quietly raising the bar on junior reqs thinks it's being smart. They're building a talent debt that won't show up on any dashboard until it's already too late.