If you actually read my professional writing about hiring, you will realize that I am very big on hiring based on actual ability. I am not going to give you a complete guide to technical interviewing and selection here, but the bottom line is that if what I have written elsewhere about hiring resonates with you, you probably aren't sifting through my personal life trying to decide if you'd enjoy hanging out with me drinking beer, you're probably trying to figure out how to test my abilities objectively and you're probably calling actual references to determine what I have actually accomplished in my career.