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None of those things guarantee a good hire or a good developer, and their absence doesn't indicate a bad hire or a bad developer. But ... it's something for co
by pchristensen 16y ago
None of those things guarantee a good hire or a good developer, and their absence doesn't indicate a bad hire or a bad developer. But ... it's something for companies to go off of that wasn't created just for the interview.
To flip it around to the companies, how useless would this job posting: "Internet company in North America looking for developers. We have fewer than 1 million employees and all employees get indoor working space." That accurately describes Groupon, Facebook, Dropbox, and Joe's Waffle and Website Sweatshop.
Things like blogs, twitter, etc are signals and they're useful for people that need to make decisions based on limited information.
- derefr 16y ago> Things like blogs, twitter, etc are signals and they're useful for people that need to make decisions based on limited information. And thus we need to expend resources on signaling, instead of on actually pursuing/growing within the field. Personally, I'd rather not hire the developers with the most beautiful tail-feathers.
- pchristensen 16y agoWell somebody has to expend the resources, whether it's the job seeker signaling what kind of developer they are or the company looking harder and longer for each position.