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One of the tells that I have found:

1. If they ask a lot of detailed questions, they are likely to be good. (What platform? Who is the customer? Anything working at present and so on)

2. If they tell you not to worry, and that all your problems will be solved, run.




I agree with you on 2, but 1 is a bit more problematic. The worst offenders seem to be people who are fronts for hidden “teams”. The front person is good, but the backend people are very often terrible.


That is a good point. That has happened too. And I hate getting on the phone frequently to make sure I am even talking to the same person.




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