Interviewers should hear nothing about a candidate beforehand and should not compare notes until each has decided independently.

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• An interviewer who cannot decide on a candidate should say No Hire. JSJoel Spolsky25 Oct 2006
• A hiring loop should have few, well-calibrated interviewers rather than many, because extra interviewers add veto points instead of judgement. CMCharity Majors17 Dec 2024
• Reference checks are more informative than interviews, and if you had to pick one you should pick references. CMCharity Majors17 Dec 2024
• Brain-teaser questions tell an interviewer nothing about whether a candidate is smart and gets things done, only whether they have heard that teaser before. JSJoel Spolsky25 Oct 2006
• Colleagues and bosses are counterparties rather than friends, and an interviewer being friendly is part of a transaction. PMPatrick McKenzie28 Oct 2011

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