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This is seriously f'd up. When I was hired by IBM years ago, they also had a test called the IPAT (Initial Programming Aptitude Test) but, guess what?, there wa
by mimixco 7y ago
This is seriously f'd up. When I was hired by IBM years ago, they also had a test called the IPAT (Initial Programming Aptitude Test) but, guess what?, there was no programming in it! Instead, the test was designed to see if one had the basic reasoning and logic skills which would be necessary to solve a wide variety of programming-related problems -- not one stupid, specific problem in a particular language. That's just asinine.
Making sure that developers have the "needle in a haystack" solution that you're looking for almost guarantees that you'll weed out the most talented folks -- the ones who are programming generalists that can reason about and solve any kind of programming problem.
- Circuits 7y agoIt's sad, the problem is that the people creating and implementing these tests are doing it because their lazy and ignorant. They know, given a straight-forward interview, that they would be incapable of determining if the interviewee is capable or not. They also want walk-on developers that require little to know start-up/training capitol on their part. They want and want and want and they don't know what their missing with the weeding out process but hey ignorance is bliss right? Right, except when you find out the only people who can pass these tests are people high on the autistic spectrum. People who most likely will not make it through the face-to-face interview process or people who cheat.