Interview Best Practices

Behavioral interviews predict engineering performance better than technical screens alone

Whiteboard coding interviews are poor predictors of job performance — but the alternative isn't 'no technical evaluation.

Interview scorecards reduce bias, align interviewers, and produce defensible hiring decisions — but only when built correctly.

Panel interviews give technical roles broader signal than a single interviewer — but only if they are designed correctly.

Structured interviews predict job performance at r=0.51 versus r=0.38 for unstructured formats — a 34% advantage backed by 85 years of research.

System design interviews are the most reliable predictor of senior engineering performance — yet most companies run them inconsistently.

Take-home coding assignments feel like a fair solution to whiteboard anxiety — but they introduce their own problems: high attrition among senior…

Technical interview questions need to match the role, seniority level, and specific technical domain you're evaluating.

Most companies train hiring managers on the legal basics of interviewing — and nothing else.