Sam Hinkie
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Which of course, it sounds like it would be a good thing if you can't find the bottom.
What else have you learned about that sort of probing process?
And why do you think more people don't do it?
That's maybe the strangest part about all this is that it's so unique.
It seems like something that would be obvious to do.
I wish I could say this was like hyper thoughtful and I had designed some winning system.
It's not clear to me at all.
I'm actually just curious and I'm actually curious to learn.
And I usually take the approach I can learn something from anyone.
Whoever's sitting across the table from me is getting my utmost attention.
And I suspect I can learn something that they know about the world.
And I'm not just trying to evaluate them.
I'm trying to learn at the same time.
And so I'll sort of push in those areas.
It seems obvious to me you should try to find things that they want to talk about.
I don't want any gotcha questions where I ask you something that I think I know the answer to and see if you'll fake knowing the answer.
I'm not trying to trick anyone.
I'm just trying to understand who you are.
All interviewing should be a matchmaking game of who they are and how they see themselves and where they want to be.
And is this a fit?