Big Tech Hiring is Conservative - But Why? (from an ex-Uber engineering manager)

I've been a hiring manager for 5 years at tech companies and observed hiring decisions to be conservative. Let's dive into why this is.

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00:00 - Intro
01:28 - The nature of Big Tech
02:35 - Reason 1: it's time-consuming to let people go
04:50 - Reason 2: hiring managers often don't hire for themselves
06:00 - Reason 3: the debrief panels making hiring decisions
06:48 - The upside of taking risks on hiring
07:54 - If you take away one thing

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