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I know it doesn't make sense. I was looking forward to being an interviewer so that I can be the person I look for in an interviewer. But had no idea it would be so stressful - it was like seeing myself instead of the candidate. I wanted the candidate to do well but they didn't and for some reason it feels like I didn't do well...
Pensionar
Never thought from that perspective. So the interviewee is also nervous? Interesting :O
musicman8824024
They get easier. Try just having a conversation with them instead of asking the canned questions.
JohnBigboote74
It really does get easier. And your goal of being the person you look for in an interviewer is a great one. Also, red is rad/blue is bad.
MotorBoatMyButtCheeks
Yeah I hate interviewing and I'm pretty bad at it.
UsernameRequired
Best advice I got was. Follow your gut. You will know with in 5 mins if they are a good candidate.
yonafin
Oh man, I used to struggle giving interviews. I’d jump in & help when they got stuck. I had to force myself to hang back. It’ll get better!
johncooper8t67
You’re too caring little butterfly! Be hungry frog not butterfly! X
CharlieBrake
It gets easier! Interviewing is a bit like speed dating. Both sides need to see if they’re a match - it shouldn’t be a one way conversation
RuffleMyFluffles
And here I am on an interview panel in a Cat t-shirt or a Cat hoodie xD
kaminekochan
It makes sense because you are the face of the company at that point, and if you drive a good hire away or recommend a bad one it costs $$$.
somebodythatyouusetoknow
It can take a while to get the hang of it. I used to take my inters with me to interview other interns. All of them said they were more ->
somebodythatyouusetoknow
Nervous being the interviewer than being interviewed in the beginning. The impostor syndrome kicks in hard.
CorneliusTunt
Interviewing in teams tends to help the firings go more smoothly.
friendsofsandwiches
"I do...JUST enough work so I don't get fired" holy fuck, was that movie ahead of it's time.
ZeEminator
I HATE interviewing people. Anyone can lie in an interview. Interviews are so fake. And im not grownup enough to interview people. What?!
GravyEducation
I did training, it's sort of like interviewing after the hire. Like give em a tour, get to know them, "do as I say not as I do..."
GravyEducation
And then fly little bird *kick them out of the nest* training is a lot more chill but you have to do it much longer
friendsofsandwiches
If you're gonna empathize, you're not gonna make it in that biz. You need to harden your heart, and ask yourself what THEY can do for YOU.
friendsofsandwiches
I mean if they can't handle working 14 hour days, chained up to whatever, peeing in a bottle or clanging that hammer, then...why hire?
friendsofsandwiches
oh and raises after 6 months to a year. However there IS the signing bonus, of course. Need to reel them in.
MoreMemesLessPolitics
It will get better the more you do them. The best thing to do is just have a conversation and get to know them first. Then get job specific.
itsallaboutthecones
Yes, just make sure you have some guardrails so you don't get into any area that could be misconstrued as discriminatory.
KoalaBe
This the company I work for works like this and it was insane how quickly it settled me down and we got through everything we needed to-
KoalaBe
Pretty quickly and even had some good back and forth with questions from each other too which felt nice.