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But, if you aren't hiring a developer specifically to implement fizzbuzz for you, why are you giving them that as a problem to solve? Hiring someone to work on
by jakewins 10y ago
But, if you aren't hiring a developer specifically to implement fizzbuzz for you, why are you giving them that as a problem to solve?
Hiring someone to work on a Flask REST API? Make them add a REST endpoint to a little flask app. Hiring someone to do CSS? Make them style a form. Hiring someone to build a database? Make them safely write to disk.
This is far from random - it's been almost twenty years since Schmidt and Hunter showed that a work sample is one of the best predictors of future performance, 24%, vs 3% for unstructured interviewing.
http://mavweb.mnsu.edu/howard/Schmidt%20and%20Hunter%201998%20Validity%20and%20Utility%20Psychological%20Bulletin.pdf http://mavweb.mnsu.edu/howard/Schmidt%20and%20Hunter%201998%...
- lj3 10y agoI couldn't agree more. The problem with most work sample tests is the length and the format. Most are too long and they have you start with nothing. Adding a rest endpoint to a little flask app is perfect. It's a shame nobody actually does this kind of work sample test. And thanks for that study. It'll make for some nice ammunition. :)