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Re: Grading job candidates via Github API

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Post by streptomycin »

ibdknox wrote: post #4
hamburglar wrote: post #2

Obviously a terrific idea for filtering out the riffraf: «We love your initiative, Linus Torvalds…» … but you need to improve.

yeah, It's not clear to me what their criteria could possibly be. Their own employees seemed to have scored decently well, while heavy weights did terrible. I didn't even make their first tier at < 10k

Maybe it's a random number generator. I got 18k, and I barely know anything about the technologies listed at the bottom of the page.

Re: Grading job candidates via Github API

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Post by oellegaard »

ibdknox wrote: post #4
hamburglar wrote: post #2

Obviously a terrific idea for filtering out the riffraf: «We love your initiative, Linus Torvalds…» … but you need to improve.

yeah, It's not clear to me what their criteria could possibly be. Their own employees seemed to have scored decently well, while heavy weights did terrible. I didn't even make their first tier at < 10k

I can't tell you the exact algorithm, but as we are searching for an intern to work together with us - we are definitely weighing some things higher than others.

Re: Grading job candidates via Github API

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Post by IanMechura »

This may work for hiring interns but IMO there is a lot more that goes into a quality Sr. Engineer than can be identified through analyzing a candidates code commits.

A few examples of engineering qualities which seem to be either looked over or not respected on this board include...

- Estimation Skills (can the candidate estimate their own abilities and identify pitfalls in the upcoming tasks?)

- Documentation Skills (including diagramming, white boarding, etc)

- Communication Skills (can the candidate communicate to the recipient on the level which is required?)

- Systems Integrations concepts/experience

- Systems Performance concepts/experience

- Personality (e.g. can the candidate accept that their proposed solution is not the best in the room and go on to implement another proposal)

- Politics (can the candidate navigate the politics inherent in an IT organization or are they always burdened by conflict)

In my experience anyone can learn to code, and most people can put together an application, but to become a great performer in any IT organization, the soft-skills are even more important than the coding skills.

Re: Grading job candidates via Github API

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Post by talmand »

Is this a joke? It doesn't seem very serious.

As for companies that would consider such a thing, what happens if someone does not, will not, or can not commit their work to Github?

Should I just commit stuff to Github just so I can say I did?

Re: Grading job candidates via Github API

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Post by oellegaard »

talmand wrote: post #16

Is this a joke? It doesn't seem very serious. As for companies that would consider such a thing, what happens if someone does not, will not, or can not commit their work to Github? Should I just commit stuff to Github just so I can say I did?

You can still apply at https://www.divio.ch/en/jobs/ with a regular application if you would prefer that.

Re: Grading job candidates via Github API

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Post by jetti »

oellegaard wrote: post #7
jetti wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And sadly, that score will keep some people from applying for a job/internship they would be qualified for.

If you don't use github actively, everyone is free to get in touch via jobs@divio.ch - in that case, attach something else to show you are qualified :)

The way they present it makes it seem that it is only the github they are interested. The headline states: "Find out if you are made for this position or not!" and then I get a message: "We love your initiative...…» … but you need to improve." To me, it says, 'hey, I'm not good enough for this position so I'll move on'. Especially considering this is targeted at people with no experience.

I can't count how many times I've seen posts on www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions asking about being ready for a job after graduating or saying they feel like a fraud. If somebody did have imposter syndrome and saw that, it would most likely re-affirm their feelings. Especially after seeing the scores of others on the leader board.

Re: Grading job candidates via Github API

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Post by lucisferre »

stack0v3erfl0w wrote: post #11
hamburglar wrote: post #2

Obviously a terrific idea for filtering out the riffraf: «We love your initiative, Linus Torvalds…» … but you need to improve.

They seem to favor python users.

Which is what they seem to be hiring. That's all well and good, but it would have been better to be clear on the criteria so that people understood their score better.

What I would love to see is something that gives you an overall sense of your contributions regardless of language. Pull requests made/accepted, total projects contributed to, number of different languages for code checked in etc.

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