Peter Shankman calls people out for not taking the call. He’s got to be wrong on this, especially in the era of robocalls. What do we think? Is it massaging ego or optimising for efficiency by not taking calls? Pertinent to everyone in the hiring game. 

Pierre Gauthier breaks down his (failed) telephone screen for a Director of Engineering role at Google. The impression Gauthier wants to communicate - that of an inexperienced tech recruiter using archaic parsing techniques - is clear. It makes a slightly bitter read, but the point is made - are there ever right answers on a telephone screen?