How to hire programmers using online coding test
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How to hire programmers using online coding test
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Re: How to hire programmers using online coding test
#2This looks interesting, though I don't agree with the "most candidates cannot write code to simple algorithm" thesis.
I interview A LOT. Almost 100% of the candidates I receive cover the basic programming abilities. The real problem is that they don't know how to THINK.
I talk with them 20 min on the phone when they have to present a problem they had and how they solved it. Then I try to find out what they find interesting.
Giving a mini project is a good idea, but it does not scale well, and still requires a lot of resources top candidates will just not be willing to invest.
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#5I am not agreeing on this.
Unless you are hiring an expert, most of developers out there earning their lives by coding can not write a simple bubble sort when you give them a console.
Not because they don't have the capacity, They will either not remember the algorithm at the moment or haven't had a such situation requires similar approach at their previous work.
If you really want to know if he/she knows stuff, ask him a task/question/bug and let him explain how he would solve it. if he is good, he will start telling the approach in different aspects, he would even start writing you a pseudo code to solve it.
The approach taken in the article is not explaining how to HIRE programmers.
It is about how to ELEMINATE them.
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#6The site has been crushed under the HN traffic (and wherever else this link is propagating today.) So I can only state my opinion on the title which is; this is a terrible basis on which to decide who to hire.
I would never hire anyone without having an actual conversation with them. Whether I can get along with the person, if they will be a good fit for our team is the most important criteria.
Test taking is not an important skill for any job I'd be hiring for.
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#7This looks interesting, though I don't agree with the "most candidates cannot write code to simple algorithm" thesis. I interview A LOT. Almost 100% of the candidates I receive cover the basic programming abilities. The real problem is that they don't know how to THINK. I talk with them 20 min on the phone when they have to present a problem they had and how they solved it. Then I try to find out what they find inter…
A simple programming task adds 20 minutes to the burden of the interviewee, costs you next to nothing and weeds out the folk who don't actually know how to program. If someone fails to print prime numbers below 100 in 20 minutes, there is something wrong with his skills.
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#8I always find it funny that half the people/companies advocating these approaches can't even keep a simple WordPress blog up when faced with a bit of traffic.
Surely there must be an algorithm for that?
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#9This looks interesting, though I don't agree with the "most candidates cannot write code to simple algorithm" thesis. I interview A LOT. Almost 100% of the candidates I receive cover the basic programming abilities. The real problem is that they don't know how to THINK. I talk with them 20 min on the phone when they have to present a problem they had and how they solved it. Then I try to find out what they find inter…
A simple programming task adds 20 minutes to the burden of the interviewee, costs you next to nothing and weeds out the folk who don't actually know how to program. If someone fails to print prime numbers below 100 in 20 minutes, there is something wrong with his skills.
And is this a buyer or a seller's market? If it's a buyer's market then you can give the interviewee as many tests as you like. If it's a seller's market... you'd better have something really good going for you!
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#10I always find it funny that half the people/companies advocating these approaches can't even keep a simple WordPress blog up when faced with a bit of traffic. Surely there must be an algorithm for that?
I guess they didn't pass that test.