Key Takeaways Gagan Biyani is the CEO of education platform Maven and cofounder of the online learning platform Udemy.
In new social media posts, Biyani disclosed that he shares “direct feedback” with job candidates while the interview occurs.
He then assesses candidates in real-time — if they freeze or get offended by the feedback, he can tell that they aren’t a good fit.
A CEO is taking a controversial approach to hiring by giving candidates blunt, real-time feedback during interviews. He then registers their reaction as a pass-fail signal for the role.
Gagan Biyani, CEO of education platform Maven and cofounder of the online learning platform Udemy, said in recent identical posts on X and LinkedIn that he now shares “direct feedback” with candidates during interviews, sometimes in front of a panel and other times in a one-on-one setting.
He called the feedback section “the most telling part of a candidate’s interview” because if the candidate freezes up or gets offended, he can tell that they aren’t a good fit. On the other hand, if they lean in and find the feedback exciting, their reaction boosts their chances of an offer.
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“Anyone else do this? I’m wondering if I’m insane or brilliant,” Biyani wrote in the post.
Started to give candidates direct feedback during the interview process. Often in public during our panel interviews or live at the end of my 1:1 with them.
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