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> I'm not sure why more companies don't just adopt a 'hire fast, fire fast' system. Because it will vastly limit the number of skilled developers you can attra
by thomascgalvin 7y ago
> I'm not sure why more companies don't just adopt a 'hire fast, fire fast' system.
Because it will vastly limit the number of skilled developers you can attract.
Let's consider two scenarios. In the first, a developer performs a coding challenge. The company is fairly sure that the developer is qualified to work there, and the developer is fairly sure she has the talent to stay employed there.
In the second, a developer is hired for non-technical reasons, and she quits her current job knowing that if things don't work out, she'll be looking for another job in six weeks.
Fuck that. Job hunting is stressful, and there is no way I would join a company if I didn't think I would be there for at least a year. I wouldn't even send my resume to a company with a reputation for that kind of fast turnover.
- muzani 7y agoHire fast doesn't mean no coding interviews. There can probably be 1-2 coding challenges, but the whole process shouldn't take more than a few hours total. They should be just hard enough for an experienced dev to pass without having to study, but it should filter out the people who spend all their time studying and yet can't build things. What happened to the days we were happy with FizzBuzz as a filter? I just think there's a lot of waste going from 90% confidence to 95% confidence.