The other side of an interview

I've never really been on the other side of an interview before. So yesterday when we did a phone screen with an applicant, I had a weird feeling of deja vu. I remember answering the questions about the things that I had done, trying to strike answer their questions based on my own experiences, trying to make a favorable impression on disembodied voices on the other end of the line. In the end I guess it worked out for me as I'm here now.

The nice thing about the interview was that the candidate seemed like he was pretty strong. I'd hate to have to do one of these where the candidate was clearly unqualified.