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Grading job candidates via Github API

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Re: Grading job candidates via Github API

#4

Post by ibdknox »

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

Re: Grading job candidates via Github API

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Post by oellegaard »

jetti wrote: post #3
hamburglar wrote: post #2

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

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 :)

Re: Grading job candidates via Github API

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Post by zgohr »

jetti wrote: post #3
hamburglar wrote: post #2

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

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

I like this idea a lot, but you're right. There needs to be a clear distinction made along the lines of, "this is not scientific and if you are interested we will give you a chance regardless of score."

But this is of course at the discretion of Divio.

Re: Grading job candidates via Github API

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Post by carlsednaoui »

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

As you said, even heavy weights did terrible: http://imgur.com/fgvlQ
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