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If the goal is to test the thought process why not give interviee a self-directed project then ask them to present a 10 minute talk about it? You get some code
by sgslo 8y ago
If the goal is to test the thought process why not give interviee a self-directed project then ask them to present a 10 minute talk about it? You get some code written to verify the engineer can build something, plus you get confirmation that they can organize their thoughts and effectively communicate them to another engineer.
Isn't that a more realistic scenario? How often do you give an (employed) engineer a task then ask them to immediately explain what they'll do to implement it?
- Retra 8y agoIt is more realistic, but you can't really expect someone to be novel, and if they're not being novel, you should expect someone else to solve the problem. So this method has problems, and it kind of demands payment for results.
- solipsism 8y agoI'm confused by what you mean by self-directed. Would you give the person a specific problem to solve? Or would they be coming up with both the problem and the solution?
- ep103 8y agoSimple, I want them to work on the same topic as other engineers I've interviewed, so I can benchmark them against each other, and ensure the topic is close to what we work on, and not just what the candidate happens to know a lot about.