I really should reply to this thread more (since I started it...) On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Peter wrote: > Vitaliy maksimov.org> writes: >> in excess of one hour. I can afford it because we rarely interview more than >> two people for a position, even one that has several hundred applicants (the >> rest are eliminated during the resume sort, or a phone interview). > > Could you elaborate on the 'resume sort' that eliminates 98% of the applicants, > and, thus, should be 98% accurate (for 100 applicants) ? Or is it the phone > interview that eliminates most of them (and achieves the high accuracy) ? When you look at the resume for an embedded position, how well does it match up to the experience you expect? Have they been doing embedded recently, or years ago? Have they been doing primarily embedded, or mostly webpages / Excel? Have the companies they have been working for known for their embedded products, or is it just a sideline? Do they claim to know C / Assembly, hardware protocols (I2C , SPI), and comm protocols (MODBUS or whatever you want)? Is there any sign that they use them extensively, or just have encountered them? Information like this, coupled with a phone screen that checks to see that they actually have some of the knowledge they claim on their resume will eliminate many candidates. Bill -- Psst... Hey, you... Buddy... Want a kitten? straycatblues.petfinder.org -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist