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If one recruiter received a silicone valley notorious serial lunar highs Soham Parekh’s He was immediately impressed two years ago.
It was two years before the young engineer based in Mumbai was subjected to remotely in several startups of the Silicon Valley at the same time.
“I looked at his resume, and his resume was so good that even my CEO at the time ping me and was like:” Rus, this guy looks strange. Let’s talk to this guy, “” Russell Pump, recruiting in AI Video Startup Labs, said CNBC.
On June 2, 2023, Pompea said Parekh sent an application through a company career page for software, and that he decided to interview a young engineer on June 12. CNBC has made this check interview Parekh with Topaz Labs through screenshots.
At the time, Parekh listed AI-Video Startup Synthesia, as well as the less famous AI, Bodo.ai as previous employers in its resume.
Pompeiy said this combination of companies made him a truly attractive candidate, so interviews with him was not easy.
“I remember he was a very good communicator,” the pump reminded from the original viewing. “It was one of my first records:” Sogo is a great communicator. “I talked to 1000 software engineers or something in the last year, and they are not usually very good in communication.”
However, during the interview, Pompeiu lifted several red flags, which eventually prevented him from progressing the couple to the next round.
“I think he learned some lessons from this interview,” Pompeya said.
In an interview on Technology show Tbpn On Thursday, Porech admitted that it was true that he worked for several startups at once and was not proud of what he did.
“Nobody likes to work 140 hours a week, but I had to do it out of the need,” Porech said in the show. “I was in extremely difficult financial circumstances.”
Topaz Labs did not confirm whether Parch worked at the firms mentioned at the time, as he did not go to this stage of the check process.
“Red Flags”
When Pompeya tried to delve into the details of Parech’s experience in the interview, he determined that, in his opinion, they were “three major problems” with his answers.
“It looked like a strange profile, even if it was a person who was relatively junior, but then he lacked fair details in the products he created,” Pompei said.
When he pressed him to work in synthesia, the porech was vague. “People usually have a great command details,” Pompei said.
“You almost never have to dismiss anyone, because they can’t learn a new software language … People who will eventually dismiss have problems with relationships, problems with affection.”
Russell Pompei
Manager on Set in the Topaz Lab
Pompeiy also noticed that the dates between the experience of Pareh in Synthesia and Bodo.ai are overlapping, and he was unable to come up with an adequate explanation why.
“He told me he was working as a full-time and that during his notification period there was a crossing … I recorded it, as it is, it’s a big red flag,” Pumpei said.
The couple’s decision to leave the synthesis also made no sense to Pompea. The engineer claimed that the company was growing too fast, and he felt ‘pigeon, according to the memory of the remembrance.
“I asked him, ‘Did you try to go to another team or another feature? “And he just completely overdo the question … You usually do not leave a high -paying company because you are disappointed.
Topaz Labs requires employees to work on the spot in the headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Parech rang over the details of whether he was going to move to Dallas and said he was in New York at the time, Pompea reports.
More stringent hiring processes
In early July, two years after the pumped Pareh, Sukhail Dosh, the founder of the Playground AI, accepted to X to X to Prepect other startups About monthly lighting engineer, which, he said, “hunting for YC (Y combinator) and more.”
Then, several founders of the startup spoke about hiring a couple, saying they fired him after he saw the post.
Parech said that in 2022 he began the lunar light, and the depleting lifestyle meant that he became “a serial that did not sleep.”
He added that he “took care of these companies” and “greedy was not an impetus” despite his financial situation. He said he always accepted a lower payment, a higher capital offer in companies.
For Pompea, it was a relief that the Topaz laboratories did not hire a couple.
“I think I was glad that we were not one of the companies that came out and said we hired it and had to dismiss him. I would rather be a man who saw it,” he said. “Speaking, I actually feel a little bad for many these companies because it’s people who work well.”
Pompeiy said that people such as Parech make the recruiter more difficult – but also emphasize the importance of vigorous examination.
Ah startups fast moving
As a hiring manager, Pompei said that soft skills such as team work and collaboration are as important as technical skills-sometimes fast-paced startups that do not notice these human qualities.
“What I have discovered (while) hiring for Topaz Labs for two and a half years, but also many other similar companies, this is that you hardly have to dismiss anyone, because they cannot learn the new language software, or they cannot learn a new basis, or if there is a technical problem,” he explained.
“People who have eventually quit have problems with relationships, affiliation problems or problems with speed.”
He said many AI startups, which Parekh has applied for a job, “moved from 1000 miles per hour” and they need to prepare the products for a few days. As a result, they can delay the check until the candidates are hired.
“Some of these startups may hire you two days after you make the last interview and they look like” hey, it’s Thursday. Can you start Monday? “
In the end, Pompeiy said that if Parech removed his act, he had a bright future ahead. In fact, a number of startups that worked as an engineer praised his technical skills, even against the background of the reaction against him.
“I am also bad for the baby as if he is a very smart child. I hope he will change and eventually has a good career,” the pump added.
Soham Parekh did not respond to CNBC to make your comment request.
