I agree with everything you've said except for the bit about puzzles -- I've never found any correlation between the results from burn-the-ropes/odd-shaped manhole cover-type questions and strong programming skills.…
Telling the candidate anything specifically negative invites argument and misinterpretation. In practice, the better companies always use the "other qualified candidates" letter. The worse ones tell you nothing.
Doomed to fail. If the company doesn't hire the person, that person considers me responsible. That opens me to potential legal liability. Why expose your employees to that risk? The biggest problem I see in hiring…
I agree with everything you've said except for the bit about puzzles -- I've never found any correlation between the results from burn-the-ropes/odd-shaped manhole cover-type questions and strong programming skills.…
Telling the candidate anything specifically negative invites argument and misinterpretation. In practice, the better companies always use the "other qualified candidates" letter. The worse ones tell you nothing.
Doomed to fail. If the company doesn't hire the person, that person considers me responsible. That opens me to potential legal liability. Why expose your employees to that risk? The biggest problem I see in hiring…