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I worked at an unnamed big company where the interview process involved being interviewed by a PHP expert, a java expert, and a javascript expert. They were sur
by issa 10y ago
I worked at an unnamed big company where the interview process involved being interviewed by a PHP expert, a java expert, and a javascript expert. They were surprised when NO ONE ever passed the interviews. Most actual hiring at the company involved getting contractors from a recruiter and then hiring them if we liked them--no technical interviews, just how much we liked them personally and if they could perform at the most basic level. I would imagine this is pretty common.
- lj3 10y agoThat's called 'contract to hire' and it was fairly common about 5-10 years ago. I don't see it as much these days. I'm not sure why, but it seems to have fallen out of fashion.
- LordKano 10y agoI think that employers learned that they had difficulty keeping good people. If I'm working for you on a contract to hire basis but three-six months in, I get a better offer, I'm gone. I have no retirement vesting to keep me locked in for 3-5 years.
- flukus 10y agoYou don't see it because it gives the candidates a chance to see what a companies code base is like and look elsewhere when they discover how bad it is.
- lj3 10y agoAnd that's exactly why I like work to hire. The biggest factors that contributes to whether you like your job or hate your life are your boss, the people you work with and the state of the code base. You don't get a good impression of any of them until after you've been hired.