RE: what you look for in a coder...

> where you don't get a strong 
> feeling either way. Often candidates are nervous and not 
> quite themselves (offer them a belt of scotch! ;-D). 

Bad idea.

If you are the job hunter, it might loosen you up, but what might come out of
that?  I've heard some pretty bad stories where a single drink ended up with a
candidate saying the wrong things or leading to a few more drinks and getting
drunk.

If you are the interviewer, (US) federal law prohibits discrimination based on
based religious beliefs or on past alcohol use or abuse.  I can very easily
see a turned-down applicant come back with a lawsuit saying "He offered me a
drink, he was trying to find out if I was (part of a non-drinking religion | a
past alcohol abuser )."  

Either way, it opens up the doors to bad situations.

bryanw.




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