No. More like the ability to be around new people, have their work evaluated, getting frank feedback, being honest about their mistakes, defending their positions.
If interview feels like life and death, maybe you are not the right hire.
No. More like the ability to be around new people, have their work evaluated, getting frank feedback, being honest about their mistakes, defending their positions.
If interview feels like life and death, maybe you are not the right hire.
Interviews are not valid tests of those things due to the stress involved.
If you don't understand how not having a job in a place like the US is life or death, you're not the right interviewer.
You are making two assumptions that are generally not true
* In the US * Interviewee is currently unemployed
Even then, the general candidate we interview for Tech positions can usually survive quite well on a couple months.
A couple of months is one thing, but a typical time back to work after a tech layoff is currently more like six or eight months.
I'm speaking to what I know. Sue me.