Roundup '11 - Interviewing and Hiring Software Engineers Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com

Recorded at the Java Posse Roundup 2011 in Crested Butte, CO.

• Cultural fit

• http://humanresources.about.com/od/organizationalculture/a/culture.htm

• Conflict resolution

• http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_81.htm

• Toxic behavior

• http://www.personal.psu.edu/cjn6/Personal/Antipatterns-%20Patterns%20of%20Toxic%20Behavior.htm

• Persona vs True Character

• http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2010/08/personas-explorations-in-developing-a-deep-and-dimensioned-character.php

• True character under pressure

• http://pov.imv.au.dk/Issue_28/section_2/artc5A.html

• Zappos

• http://www.zappos.com/

• Contract to hire

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29149/why-do-companies-do-contract-to-hire

• Impossible interview questions

• http://www.mercurynews.com/business-headlines/ci_16371841
• http://www.theworkbuzz.com/job-search/interviews/battling-impossible-interview-questions/
• http://www.esarcasm.com/7243/crazy-google-interview-questions/

• http://moneywatch.bnet.com/spending/blog/college-solution/20-craziest-job-interview-questions-and-the-right-answers/5561/

• Shibboleth

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth

• Pair programming

• http://www.extremeprogramming.org/rules/pair.html

• American Idol

• http://www.americanidol.com/

• See Mike Code

• http://i.seemikecode.com/

• Code review

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_review

• RSA Animate

• http://comment.rsablogs.org.uk/videos/

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• Closing - Juan Carlos Jimenez - In the House (Intro No. 1)

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