The EITF Blog

On EITF season 1, we asked the following question : When you interview someone today for a position in your company, apart from the job qualifications, what do you look for in the candidate and how do you make the decision to hire or not to hire? In this article, we will tell you why we asked this question, and what we learned. Let us give you a little background for the tech industry at the start of Season 1. We began working on the EITF project in April of 2022. This was back when the job market was in a post-covid hiring frenzy. The state of things had a catchy nickname as well – “The great resignation”.  The pandemic was forcing everyone to reassess what they wanted their lives to look like in the present–and not just in 5 or 10 years. Employees had had time to reflect on their career journeys and decided to make changes that better aligned with their desires to spend more time with their families, have better work-life balance, or even leave the workforce altogether.  A ...

It feels like only yesterday that we started the EITF Project, so it is a bit of a shock to look back  on the first interview we ever did, and realize that it took place all the way back in April of 2022! It’s hard to  believe but true, and it’s been a real privilege to meet so many fantastic and knowledgeable people  through this series.  As the year draws to a close, this feels like as good a time as any to reflect on  everything we learnt in Season 1.  In this series of articles, we, along with our viewers and friends, will  be reviewing the highlights of EITF season 1. Here’s what that will look like – Each article will feature one question we asked. We will also discuss the answers provided by our experts, in separate articles. These articles will include opinions and feedback from some of our viewers, some of our experts watching each other’s interviews, and from us. We will open the forum for all of you to discuss our answers as well. If you’d l...