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I've been on both sides of the interview table and I can't think of a better way to test someone's skills than breaking out a coderpad and having them solve a f

I've been on both sides of the interview table and I can't think of a better way to test someone's skills than breaking out a coderpad and having them solve a few problems. It sucks. It's a grind. We all know this. Yet if you're an engineer worth your salt, you'll pass a question like the "Valid Parentheses" question every time without having to study for it. I'm not going to ask you esoteric trivia questions about the Go compiler. I'm not going to ask you to implement a BST. I do have to see you write something because my team has been burned in the past because we hired someone who could talk a big game but couldn't deliver. We didn't have them write code in the interview. Answer this: would you hire a welder for your construction job without running them through a couple exercises first to see how good they are?

etothepii 6y ago
I wouldn't need to. I expect some sort of welding guild would handle the licensure for me.
xupybd 6y ago
I've heard that very basic coding tests weed out most of the worst hires. I had to create a simple GUI calculator in a language I hadn't used before. It was fun took me an hour and I got the job. No study required.
Ancapistani 6y ago
> Answer this: would you hire a welder for your construction job without running them through a couple exercises first to see how good they are? Well, yes, assuming they were previously employed as a welder. I’d also assign them to non—essential tasks at first, verify their work... and fire them quickly if they weren’t capable of doing what they had claimed.