Ah got it. This made me think of a time I met a passionate interview candidate. There was a dev we interviewed a couple years back who wrote novels in his spare time and self-published them on Amazon. He pitched his latest book and tried to sell each person on the interview loop a copy. 😂 During the hiring committee meeting afterward, we all realized that he had done this for everybody—all five people! We had to admit that the guy had passion ... but we also declined on the very same basis. Most people felt it was inappropriate and used up interviewing time. 🤷
Ah got it. This made me think of a time I met a passionate interview candidate. There was a dev we interviewed a couple years back who wrote novels in his spare time and self-published them on Amazon. He pitched his latest book and tried to sell each person on the interview loop a copy. 😂 During the hiring committee meeting afterward, we all realized that he had done this for everybody—all five people! We had to admit that the guy had passion ... but we also declined on the very same basis. Most people felt it was inappropriate and used up interviewing time. 🤷
Lol I'm glad they care about their book, but I can't imagine trying to sell a book to an interviewer 🤣