Ekalavya Bhattacharya

Nice article. Has some nice lines in it :-)

• Who you work with is even more important than who you hang out with, because you spend a lot more time with your workmates than your friends.
• So, what do we do? First, we hire late. We hire after it hurts. We hire to alleviate pain, not for pleasure.
• I’ve run into a lot of companies that invent positions for great people just so they don’t get away. But hiring people when you don’t have real work for them is insulting to them and hurtful to you.
• How do you know if you really need someone? A good rule of thumb is this: Have you already tried to do the job yourself? If you haven’t done the job, you don’t really understand the job. Without that fundamental understanding, it’s hard to judge what constitutes a job well done.
• Cover letters say it all. They immediately tell you if someone wants this job or just any job. And cover letters make something else very clear: They tell you who can and who can’t write. Spell checkers can spell, but they can’t write. Wordsmiths rise to the top quickly. Another rule of thumb: When in doubt, always hire the better writer.