Blog of Rob Galanakis (@robgalanakis)

Archive for December, 2012

How wide are your interviews?

I’ve been a part of  and interviewed at companies where the interview process was not just long but also very wide- people from different teams and departments interview a candidate. (ie, a Microsoft-style interview process) At my current company, our last two Art hires have had a much more...

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Development directors?

I’ve worked with (for?) several development directors. Some have been talented individuals, some incompetent. But invariably, the role has (in my experience) been useless. I’ve always seen it as a needless position on the producer/PM hierarchy. And oftentimes an add-on position due to explosive producer/PM headcount growth. I understand...

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