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This only proves that the potential employee is competent, with complete disregard to passion. Which is, IMO, much more valuable.
by tomlin 16y ago
This only proves that the potential employee is competent, with complete disregard to passion. Which is, IMO, much more valuable.
- adorton 16y agoThis just looks like a way to screen candidates that are competent. Of course they will interview each candidate to assess passion, but they need to make sure they're at least technically competent.
- hugh3 16y agoNot really. For instance, I could probably solve the problems, but I don't care enough to try, so I'm obviously not sufficiently passionate about it. Now if they'd asked me the infinite-grid-of-resistors problem...
- tomlin 16y agoAre there competent programmers who could solve puzzles such as these and yet dread going to work every day? Passion is thinking of better code while you're in the shower, or getting so excited about a new idea that you can't sleep. Finding a great mind in this way will have a similar outcome to finding a great vocal artist through first round American Idol eliminations.