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> the best people wouldn't put up with it because they can always get a job elsewhere. How are you supposed to know that someone is one of the "best people"?
by thejash 16y ago
> the best people wouldn't put up with it because they can always get a job elsewhere.
How are you supposed to know that someone is one of the "best people"? Presumably by word of mouth and recommendations. I'm not saying that all applicants should be forced to use this system--if you know that someone is great, no need to test them. This is designed to filter out all the REST of the applicants, the ones who may be good, but don't have many references (straight out of college, etc)
> Absolutely not - I program in a real editor, and I won't be judged by some wannabe textbox.
Fair enough (I enjoy using a decent editor too), but:
1. These are not supposed to be hundred line solutions. You can live with a crappy editor for 30 minutes.
2. Maybe applicants could submit a video instead if they wanted.
3. It's not strictly necessary, it's just another nice data point.
- tomjen3 16y agoAbout your second point, sure I can program is a textbox but I am going to make mistakes that I would not normally do and I don't want a potential employer to see that, because he will subconsciously think that it is bad even though he should know (and properly does) that that sort of things happen. And at a job interview I am not going to let something like that count against me. Same reason I am going to go there in appropriate clothing, even though it shouldn't make any difference it does.