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For some background: http://sockpuppet.org/blog/2015/03/06/the-hiring-post/ http://sockpuppet.org/blog/2015/03/06/the-hiring-post/ Part of the idea is that the

For some background: http://sockpuppet.org/blog/2015/03/06/the-hiring-post/ http://sockpuppet.org/blog/2015/03/06/the-hiring-post/ Part of the idea is that there are some great devs out there who don't have the resume to "just email the company and get a phone screen". I think if you look at their history with MicroCorruption (https://microcorruption.com/login https://microcorruption.com/login) you'll see that this isn't just a recruiting tool - it's supposed to be more of an interesting programming challenge, something you'd want to spend time on whether there was a hiring company at the end or not. Long term, I hope that after StarFighter gets more history and credibility with companies, they actually will reduce or remove technical parts of the onsite interview in lieu of StockFighter results. I spent time with MicroCorruption, and I plan to spend some time on StockFighter, and I'm not looking for a job.

cheez 10y ago
This is a good point. In my youth, I did not pursue the opportunities (Microsoft, Google, Amazon) I had for various reasons. Turned out, this was a bad idea. However, the "take home" coding interview has turned out to put me heads and shoulders above the rest. There has only been one take home interview that I have not done well on, and that is because I was pressured for time - they told me I could take 8 hours, but I only had 1 to spare. Because of this, I have had opportunities open to me that people would kill for and received an offer or interview almost every time. My personal opinion is that these things do have their place, but they will likely find that only a few types of people will give this the time of day: 1. People who are bored 2. People who need a shortcut to a job interview 3. People who are diamonds in the rough Out of these, only one type of person (3) will be greatly valued.

cheez 10y ago

This is a good point. In my youth, I did not pursue the opportunities (Microsoft, Google, Amazon) I had for various reasons. Turned out, this was a bad idea. However, the "take home" coding interview has turned out to put me heads and shoulders above the rest. There has only been one take home interview that I have not done well on, and that is because I was pressured for time - they told me I could take 8 hours, but I only had 1 to spare. Because of this, I have had opportunities open to me that people would kill for and received an offer or interview almost every time. My personal opinion is that these things do have their place, but they will likely find that only a few types of people will give this the time of day: 1. People who are bored 2. People who need a shortcut to a job interview 3. People who are diamonds in the rough Out of these, only one type of person (3) will be greatly valued.