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My usual interview technique is to have a chat with the interviewee, very informal. Explain the job to them, talk about what they've done and generally have what I believe is known as "a discussion"

I am interviewing this week, and HR are telling me now that:
They need to be in the interview.
I have to ask a set of written-down questions "Where do you see yourself in 3 years" sort of stuff.
I need to give them a 'positive view of the company' including an overview of the structure (who owns what etc. rather than who's who's boss)

The person I am interviewing will report to me.

It was suggested that, if I couldn't make it at the time the interview was booked, that was fine they'd interview without me.

Has the world turned mad!

We are looking for a Test Analyst because our current single Test Analyst is trying to test thr output from about 16 developers - which is an impossible task, obviously.

So it was then suggested we could get a college leaver & the current Test Analyst could train them!

Oh, yes, in her copious spare time!

Yes; the world is indeed turned mad.

The single most important factor for anyone working in my team is that they fit into the team. Sure they also need the tech skills but fitting in is most important.

In a prev. company I used to do a 2nd 1/2 of the interview with the team - usually over coffee - where the prospective candidate (only the one's I thought would be a good fit) would chat to the team - who would tell them all about the job, the company, good bits and bad bits.

It was very successful - everyone had buy in on new recruits, the new recruits had a better idea of what they were getting into - and it proved very successful.

I suggested doing that in this company, and you'd have thought I'd suggested performing ritualistic disemboweling of a sheep on the boardroom table! "TALK!? to the TEAM?!"

Not sure how much more I can take!
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