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What you are describing is a pretty poor pairing interview process. I did a bunch of really frustrating whiteboard type interviews and sudo pairing interviews l
by andymoe 11y ago
What you are describing is a pretty poor pairing interview process. I did a bunch of really frustrating whiteboard type interviews and sudo pairing interviews like you describe before interviewing for my current position [1].
The screen is a one hour onsite pairing session followed by a final round that is a day of pairing using a proper workstation: One computer, two monitors and two sets of mice/keyboards. You pair with one person in the morning and another in the afternoon. It's very relaxed (you take turns "driving") and it gives you and the interviewers a lot more information about each other and your potential place of work. It also gives you enough time to adjust to the process if you are nervous. I don't think I'd do it any other way going forward.
[1] http://pivotal.io/careers http://pivotal.io/careers
- krsgoss 11y agoI would love to work for an outfit like Pivotal. Unfortunately I live in Maine and I know they don't do remote. :( I'm feeling seriously burnt out at my current position as the culture seems to be predominantly "throw something against the wall." There seems to be little thought towards maintainability, testing, etc. so feels like I'm pushing a rock up the hill continually trying to provide suggestions in PRs, etc. If anyone knows of any well run consulting outfits that work with remote workers, practice pairing, TDD, and just all around "giving a shit" I'd welcome pointers. Thanks!
- jon-wood 11y agoI'll second that. I find it really odd more consulting companies aren't remote given their clients almost always are anyway.
- lingua_franca 11y agoPivotal does pair-programming, which demands inflexible hours and intensive/stressful workload. Working remote is impossible as you cannot pair with another colleague.
- jon-wood 11y agoSure you can. Maybe not quite so efficiently, but its far from impossible
- lingua_franca 11y agohv u done pair-programming before?