Grumpy Old Geeks Topics Technical hiring Topic Technical hiring 3 mentions in 1 episode The hosts discuss assessing candidates through their work and practical tasks. Mentions 22: Bare Knuckle Geekery Aug 26, 2013 3:03 Get to know them as people, and then give them a task. 4:49 Let us see a little bit of the work that you've done in the past. 7:14 Still give them a task, you know, give them something to do.