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I tend to follow the same pattern when I do the interviews. I agree that the technical part can be easily taught if the candidate has proper engineering foundat
by mannekenpix 6y ago
I tend to follow the same pattern when I do the interviews. I agree that the technical part can be easily taught if the candidate has proper engineering foundation.
But I still ask technical questions. But only on the technologies the candidate did put on his resume. I want to check if the candidate understood the technologies he used.
After that I ask a more logical question. Not especially a real-life work problem. Like Sebastian Gebski says, it is more to see how the candidate reacts towards a problem and how he tries to solve it. I always start this exercise by saying to the candidate that there is no good or bad answers and that I want him to talk to me like if we were two colleagues trying to solve the same problem. And of course I help the candidate when he's stuck. The goal is also to assess his communication skills, which is a very understimated skills amongst developers.
- maybe-idiot 6y agoI like the idea of asking tech questions based on the tech listed on candidates resumes. And, sorry to call you out, but I feel a duty to point out your use of gender pronouns.
- mannekenpix 6y agoSorry, English is not my main language. I'm still learning.
- itronitron 6y agoI recommend using 'they/them/their' in place of (s)he or 'he/she' as it flows better for the reader. For example... see how the candidate reacts towards a problem and how they try to solve it.
- mannekenpix 6y agoThanks for the tip and the explanation!
- wccrawford 6y agoThe reason that people now prefer "they" instead of "he" is that it causes a bias towards a gender when discussing things. If you're talking about something that has typically been male-dominated, it's kind of unfair to use "he" when talking about unknown people. So people prefer the use of "they" now, even though it's supposed to be plural. English just doesn't have a neutral pronoun otherwise.
- sokoloff 6y agoYour English appears better than most native English writers, so while the tip given is valid, you should feel confident in your skills. Even re-reading for tell-tale signs, I’d have not guessed you weren’t a native speaker if you hadn’t mentioned it.