Hello Randy,
RC> However, we were hiring entry-level/fresh-out-of-school
RC> developers, and they found the sessions very intimidating. They
RC> were pretty much convinced they'd made themselves look stupid and
RC> completely blown their chances at the job. We tried to reassure
RC> them before and after the session, but I'm not sure it helped much.
It's hardly surprising, really. Any process that requires an actual
demonstration of ability is going to feel intimidating to the
inexperienced candidate and I think that such a candidate
would probably be fearful of things that may not be all that important to the
'interviewer'. For example, I feel that as agilists we would probably
be more interested in a candidate's social skills, attitude and instincts
than their preferred brace styles.
Personally, I've always found more traditional interviews
intimidating, but maybe that's just me. :-)
Regards,
Tony.
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Tony Byrne
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