Java Posse #368 - Roundup '11 - Interviewing and Hiring

Roundup '11 - Interviewing and Hiring Software Engineers Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com Recorded at the Java Posse Roundup 2011 in Crested Butte, CO. Cultural fit http://humanresources.about.com/od/organizationalculture/a/culture.htm Conflict resolution http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_81.htm Toxic behavior http://www.personal.psu.edu/cjn6/Personal/Antipatterns-%20Patterns%20of%20Toxic%20Behavior.htm Persona vs True Character http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2010/08/personas-explorations-in-developing-a-deep-and-dimensioned-character.php True character under pressure http://pov.imv.au.dk/Issue_28/section_2/artc5A.html Zappos http://www.zappos.com/ Contract to hire http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29149/why-do-companies-do-contract-to-hire Impossible interview questions http://www.mercurynews.com/business-headlines/ci_16371841 http://www.theworkbuzz.com/job-search/interviews/battling-impossible-interview-questions/ http://www.esarcasm.com/7243/crazy-google-interview-questions/ http://moneywatch.bnet.com/spending/blog/college-solution/20-craziest-job-interview-questions-and-the-right-answers/5561/ Shibboleth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth Pair programming http://www.extremeprogramming.org/rules/pair.html American Idol http://www.americanidol.com/ See Mike Code http://i.seemikecode.com/ Code review http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_review RSA Animate http://comment.rsablogs.org.uk/videos/ Thanks Libsyn.com - http://www.libsyn.com - for hosting and bandwidth Feedburner.com - http://www.feedburner.com - for feed redirect Kirsty Doherty, Amy Ehmann for Java Posse artwork Theme Music: Opening - "Java" the parody song Copyright 1997 Broken Records and Marjorie Music Publ. (BMI), written and performed by Loose Bruce Kerr of the Dr. Demento Show and Sun Microsystems attorney. Based on the WWI popular song, "Ja-da." Ukelele style on the recording taught to Bruce by his dad. Re-produced with kind permission from "Loose" Bruce Kerr - http://loosebrucekerr.libsyn.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAX0gJt-aZg Closing - Juan Carlos Jimenez - In the House (Intro No. 1) To contact us: Visit our homepage - http://javaposse.com Post on our Google Group - http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse Pose a question on our Google Moderator group - http://tinyurl.com/q4javaposse Call us with questions and feedback - (408) 465-4626 Or send us email - [email protected] The Java Posse consists of Tor Norbye, Carl Quinn, Joe Nuxoll and Dick Wall