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Podcast: The Mob Mentality Show
Episode: Why Team Fit Trumps Resume Skills – Mob Interviewing Stories With William Bernting
Description: In this eye-opening episode of the Mob Mentality Show, we sit down with software engineer and consultant William Bernting to explore a radical approach to hiring, teamwork, and technical leadership.
William walks us through his real-world experience with mob programming interviews—a collaborative hiring process where candidates join the team in an ensemble coding session, not a contrived solo coder test. He shares the surprising benefits of evaluating candidates through communication, alignment, and problem-solving over individual technical trivia.
We dive into:
Why mob programming is a great way to assess team fit and lo...