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In the sense I've never seen any interview require a writing sample from a dev.
by JamesBarney 7y ago
In the sense I've never seen any interview require a writing sample from a dev.
- thrower123 7y agoYou have to write at least a few coherent, error-free paragraphs in your resume typically. It's something of a good filter to toss out people that either can't, or can't be bothered to, write clearly for that small sample.
- sonnyblarney 7y agoPeople generally don't read prose in technical resumes, moreover, I'd never hold it against a candidate because they're nudged into writing in a highly summarized, notation style. Unless there were blatant issues with language, and then I'd be super concerned about blowing off an 'english as a second language candidate'. About 1/2 of devs it seems are from 'somewhere else' and we can't expect them to have world class technical chops and perfect fluency.
- fbourque 7y agoWhile almost never seen, some do. I've had to write a few pages narrative of a professional experience for a Lab126 (Amazon) interview.