Hire remote employees that write well (and how to do it) (pulseasync.com) 18 points by anacleto 4y ago ↗ HN
[–] lucasmullens 4y ago ↗ > You can then ask if they could show a random internal document that they worked on.> If the content includes sensible data you always ask them to strip-out references, names, or numbers.I would be pretty taken aback if someone asked me to provide an internal document like this. Is this normal? [–] d12345m 4y ago ↗ I doubt it. My company would sue my pants off if I did this.This would be a huge red flag in an interview that your would-be coworkers are incompetent, psychopathic, or both.
[–] d12345m 4y ago ↗ I doubt it. My company would sue my pants off if I did this.This would be a huge red flag in an interview that your would-be coworkers are incompetent, psychopathic, or both.
[–] whiteyford 4y ago ↗ Maybe start by writing a grammatically correct headline. "Hire remote employees who write well (and how to do it)" [–] vanusa 4y ago ↗ Both are correct actually.But at least you care - that's what really matters.
[–] jiveturkey 4y ago ↗ > Cover letter> take-home assignments. The convention is that if the candidate is promising and passes the initial screening you assign them a take-home assignment.Was this really written in 2022?Additionally there are numerous grammatical errors in the article.I did very much like the conclusion, which had nothing to do with clear writing. Which I think also really sums up this article.Hire remote employees that write well (an ironic take)
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 24.0 ms ] thread> If the content includes sensible data you always ask them to strip-out references, names, or numbers.
I would be pretty taken aback if someone asked me to provide an internal document like this. Is this normal?
This would be a huge red flag in an interview that your would-be coworkers are incompetent, psychopathic, or both.
But at least you care - that's what really matters.
> take-home assignments. The convention is that if the candidate is promising and passes the initial screening you assign them a take-home assignment.
Was this really written in 2022?
Additionally there are numerous grammatical errors in the article.
I did very much like the conclusion, which had nothing to do with clear writing. Which I think also really sums up this article.
Hire remote employees that write well (an ironic take)