Engineering Hiring Process Design

Design an engineering hiring process step by step.

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Think through systematically:

1. ROLE DEFINITION: What skills and experience are truly required?

2. JOB DESCRIPTION: What makes our opportunity compelling?

3. SOURCING: Where will we find qualified candidates?

4. RESUME SCREENING: What signals matter? What to ignore?

5. INITIAL SCREEN: Phone screen or take-home? What to assess?

6. TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT: How do we evaluate technical skills fairly?

7. SYSTEM DESIGN: How do we assess architecture skills?

8. COLLABORATION: How do we evaluate team fit?

9. DEBRIEF PROCESS: How do we make hiring decisions?

10. CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE: How do we keep candidates engaged?

11. METRICS: What metrics track hiring process health?