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> You're complaining that, to get a job, you have to demonstrate your ability to do the job That's not generally what people complain in these interview thread
by jjav 6y ago
> You're complaining that, to get a job, you have to demonstrate your ability to do the job
That's not generally what people complain in these interview threads. The complaint is that to get a software job one must demonstrate a performance skill 100% unrelated to the actual job.
It's as if a surgeon with 20 years experience in his specialty would be interviewed by making them balance chemical reaction equations. Sure, they studied that back in undergrad prior to med school but it's completely irrelevant to the job. But that's how we treat software interviewing.
- ryandrake 6y agoLots of software interview practices would never fly in the medical world: Take home tests, work samples, and coding challenges are like asking a surgeon with 20 years experience to remove someone's appendix at home as proof that they are competent. Whiteboard coding is like asking them to remove someone's appendix on the spot with a 30 minute timer running while a bored other surgeon pays attention to which tools he or she uses.