Advice for a first-time interviewer
cabacon: Ask yourself if you would be happy to mentor the new employee once they are hired.  If you would not, don't recommend that they be hired, even if they are technically competent.  Don't forget, saying "yes" to the hire means that you will be working with them.  It's easy to over-abstract the challenge of finding a good candidate, and overlooking traits like whether they are easy to work with.