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07/15/2004: "Software hiring"

Ten questions to ask yourself when considering a candidate for a developer position:
-Can this candidate bring something to the team that nobody else has?
-Is this candidate constantly learning?
-Is this candidate aware of his/her weaknesses and comfortable discussing them?
-Is this candidate versatile and willing to do "whatever it takes" to help make the product successful?
-Is this candidate one of those "10X coders"?
-Does this candidate have a bachelor's degree from a good computer science department?
-If this candidate has a Ph.D., is there other evidence to suggest that s/he is one of those rare people who also has "Shrinkwrap Qualities"?
-Does this candidate have experience on a team building shrinkwrap software?
-Does this candidate write good code?
-Does this candidate love programming so much that s/he writes code in their spare time?

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