> From: [email protected] [mailto:discuss-
> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Luke S. Crawford
> 
> I believe that
> interviewing is just not a very effective way of predicting competence,
> but I know that when I interview someone, my estimation of their
> competence at the end of the interview will not be very accurate)
> so I usually give someone a short contract gig instead, but still,
> it's usually a lot easier to go for someone you know, or someone that
> knows someone you know, or in my case, a customer.

+1
I believe the only way you can judge somebody's competence is to have
insight into their actual work.

(tangent) I also believe you cannot predict a person's character during
interview or any "good times."  Only when things start going bad, people
will show their true colors.  The ones who lie or steal or or manipulate or
sue...  Only can be found during bad times, such as layoff, or general
stress, etc.

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