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<blockquote data-quote="leatherneckjacket" data-source="post: 920188" data-attributes="member: 3849"><p>I was the hiring manager responsible for selecting all new engineering hires for my company in the early 2000s. I had a pretty good track record of finding quality engineers using an informal interview process that relied more on scenario questions that I would make up on the spot and seeing how quickly and acutely the candidate answered. One time I interviewed a GT IE Senior who had a 3.7 GPA. My initial reaction was he would not be a good hire. But he had an extremely slow speech cadence with a heavy Southern drawl. So, for some reason, I doubted my gut. I asked three coworkers to interview him to see if I was just being prejudiced to his speaking style. They all loved and highly recommended him. So, I hired him. It was a mistake. He failed miserably and was the only person I have hired that i have had to fire for poor performance. The lesson i learned is that when you are responsible for the hire, your own counsel you should seek as to whether you should hire someone. You shouldn't defer to others, especially fans on an internet board.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="leatherneckjacket, post: 920188, member: 3849"] I was the hiring manager responsible for selecting all new engineering hires for my company in the early 2000s. I had a pretty good track record of finding quality engineers using an informal interview process that relied more on scenario questions that I would make up on the spot and seeing how quickly and acutely the candidate answered. One time I interviewed a GT IE Senior who had a 3.7 GPA. My initial reaction was he would not be a good hire. But he had an extremely slow speech cadence with a heavy Southern drawl. So, for some reason, I doubted my gut. I asked three coworkers to interview him to see if I was just being prejudiced to his speaking style. They all loved and highly recommended him. So, I hired him. It was a mistake. He failed miserably and was the only person I have hired that i have had to fire for poor performance. The lesson i learned is that when you are responsible for the hire, your own counsel you should seek as to whether you should hire someone. You shouldn't defer to others, especially fans on an internet board. [/QUOTE]
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