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by Mike Kalvas

I see you're not using JavaScript (which is awesome!) on one of my pages that uses it to provide a better experience. If you see something not working right, please let me know. My site should work exactly the same without it apart from any exceptions noted here.

I use prism.min.js to do syntax highlighting. It clocks in at 23kb total in size. Since the majority of the writing I do involves coding, I personally find this to be a worthwhile trade off. If you choose to keep this disabled, rest assured, the code examples are still there, they just may have some extra whitespace and obviously no syntax highlighting.

I do no tracking at all and am a zealot about keeping my pages as small as possible. If you're reading a page of mine that transfers more than about 250kb over the wire (including my most gratuitous indulgence — fonts) I've messed up.

So, if you'd like to have a slightly richer experience, consider enabling javascript for my site and I promise your trust won't be misplaced.

202109072035 Closing calls

Offering a closing call will substantially improve your odds of hiring a candidate.¹ Not many people will take you up on it, but those that do will be highly engaged in the process.

How to do closing calls

Offer the call.
Show up prepared with their background and ready to articulate why you're at the company and why they should join.
Ask what the candidate wants to talk about before you start talking.
Tell them why the role addresses their concerns. If it truly doesn't, then it's better to learn that now.
Clarify next steps and offer more time.

Abbreviated Version

Ask for their concerns.
Answer by telling the best version of the truth.

Larson, W. (2021, August 26). Closing calls: Tell the best version of the truth. Irrational Exuberance. https://lethain.com/closing-calls/ ↩