Jon Plummer

Today I Learned

Collected wisdom – #hiring

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Phone interview general outline

  • Have they read the job description
  • About our position, team, and company
  • Tell me about your experience in relevant positions
  • Why leaving current position
  • What’s most difficult about this position
  • What’s most important about this position
  • Who did you report to
  • Who did you work with most regularly
  • What challenges arose, what successes
  • Salary expectations – Not to limit you or commit you to a certain dollar figure, but what’s the minimum salary you’d consider right now to accept another position?
  • Their questions
  • Thanks and next steps

Watch for

  • Cogent, coherent
  • Speaks in specifics, depth available, answers the question
  • Energetic
  • Answers demonstrate relevant experience
  • Verification of job requirements
  • Asks good questions

When hiring designers, watch for evidence of:

  • Research
  • Documentation informativeness
  • Handling/resolving complexity
  • Clarity of communication
  • Insight and synthesis
  • Articulateness
  • UI skills
  • Bonus skills