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Considering that it's our fellow programmers doing the interviewing, I'd say we're failing ourselves here. I'd wager that in almost all cases, those doing inter
by ts330 10y ago
Considering that it's our fellow programmers doing the interviewing, I'd say we're failing ourselves here. I'd wager that in almost all cases, those doing interviews have had zero training on effectively recruiting anyone (let alone other developers). An effective interview requires preparation - and I bet the majority of developers do this right between saying "fuck, have they arrived already?" and starting the interview. Is it any wonder it falls back to the standard approach of "Google does it, it must be good" or a dick swinging contest trying to prove how amazing your team is, because "fuck yeah, we all write search algos every fucking day - it's why our product is amazing."
- YeGoblynQueenne 10y agoI guess the take-home lesson here is that programmers have no idea what makes a good programmer and how to screen for one. So they fall back to the basics, CS 101.
- ionforce 10y ago> programmers have no idea what makes a good programmer I disagree. I think we do know what we want, but there is no cheap/easy litmus test for this. If time, money, and opportunity were free, the way to find out if someone is a good programmer is to work with them for a long time. Okay, now find a cheap way to do that while both sides of the interview have to juggle full time jobs and other interviews.
- adam_mckenna 10y agoProgrammers in general? Probably do. The programmer who has free time to do phone screens? Less likely.