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At a previous company we interviewed by giving the candidate a choice of a dozen or so problems. All of medium-ish difficulty. Then we together sat at a pairing
by city41 8y ago
At a previous company we interviewed by giving the candidate a choice of a dozen or so problems. All of medium-ish difficulty. Then we together sat at a pairing station and paired on the problem for 2 hours. Candidate can use the internet and anything they want really, as close to real coding as we could make it. Two hours was enough to get into the problem a bit, and get a feel for what they would be like to work with and a feel for how they approach problems. Still not perfect, but by far the best interviewing method I've found.
- chrshawkes 8y agoYou sit next to the guy the whole time? Eat lunch next to him too? Having some stranger over your shoulder is not real coding either imo.
- city41 8y agoWe had pairing stations, so usually sat at 90 degrees. Each person gets their own desk, monitor, keyboard and mouse. Also this company was huge on pairing, so it was also an indicator of what working there would be like.