Need help interviewing technical staff?

Another piece of noteworthy information is the launch of www.SpecialistInterviews.com. I've seen this grow from a hint of an idea into reality over a fairly short time. The idea is that rather than conducting the technical interviews with new staff yourself, you outsource it to industry experts for the topics you have chosen. At first, only .NET development and SQL Server related assessments are available but this is likely to grow quickly. For each interview, you specify up to ten key areas you would like to have covered, the interviewer (possibly two depending upon the topic) spends up to an hour with the candidate (by phone anywhere in the world where a supported language is spoken) and you get back a report that rates the candidate on each of the categories. The report has a scale that runs from newbies to experts. The service is quick and cost effective. It is also offered to employers, recruiters and, interestingly, also directly to candidates.

I'd have to say I really like the idea and the interest level is already high.