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Dude. I've seen some of your comments — you make valid points in many of them — but you're totally shooting yourself in the foot with this troll-style snarkiness. Just step away from the keyboard...
Wow. You've responded to overly-sharp internet criticism with good humour rather than outrage. Good on you! If only all DN users could act so maturely...
DN has some very clear guidelines around advertorial-style content. Are the votes on these Wake posts actually legit?
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I've been enjoying ticktick.com for the last few months. Slick, minimal, and free!
Rather than angrily dismissing this, how about clarifying your comment by constructively suggesting a better alternative?
As a senior member of a product design team part of my job is to help evaluate new candidates and understand whether or not they will truly bring benefit to the team. I see plenty of polished CVs and portfolios that make candidates seem great on paper, but in real life they're often quite different.
One issue with relying solely on a traditional interview is that it's a weird environment to get to know someone. Clearly getting to know a person is a vital part of knowing if they're a good hire. Involving the candidate in more relaxed, informal discussions around a design problem can help everyone to relax and people's true personalities begin to shine through.
Also, I see plenty of candidates who talk well in an interview setting, but when presented with a design problem it becomes obvious that their interview comments are based on theory - not experience.
Surely it's much fairer to gain this deeper understanding of a candidate before offering them a position rather than hiring and only discovering the gaps in their knowledge when it's too late? In many product teams the designers are given huge amounts of responsibility and it seems only prudent to ensure that new hires are able to cope with that.
The left- or right-leaning nazis?
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