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Totally agree. One more thing I'd add is: tell your candidates up front what to expect of the process. An overview after first contact is nice, but interview-day schedules specifically seem to help alleviate the jitters. We've started giving candidates a schedule with names and rough content before they arrive: 10a-11a - pair programming on a TI Launchpad with Jerry; 11a-12p - planning and organization exercise with Sam; 12p - group lunch; etc.

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I'd also humbly request that employers hurry up and tell a candidate that they're no longer in consideration for a position as soon as that's decided. It doesn't have to be a involved production — a minimally polite two sentence e-mail is all that I ask.

As a job-seeker, getting strung along or getting the silent treatment after interviews is the worst thing in the world, especially if the candidate really wanted the job and/or has other opportunities on the table.

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