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I'd prefer credentials, honestly. Something like the bar for law (but with no specific academic requirements - a test anyone can take) would be useful. If white
by grumple 6y ago
I'd prefer credentials, honestly. Something like the bar for law (but with no specific academic requirements - a test anyone can take) would be useful. If whiteboarding works, that can be done once and become an accreditation. Repeating the process with every job application makes it harder to change jobs, because you either have to do serious prep before a slew of interviews or keep those interview-specific skills up. It also makes the minimum time to get a new position very high.
- PragmaticPulp 6y ago> I'd prefer credentials, honestly. Most well-credentialed people would. Most under-credentialed people are thankful for skills-based testing because it levels the playing field.
- the_only_law 6y agoNot only that, but isn't law a field where the quality of the jobs you can get is dependent on the prestige of the school you went to? I.e. you wont ever get a job at a top firm with a law degree from University of State
- grumple 6y agoI'd say I'm under-credentialed. I don't have a CS degree. I'd like a way to prove my skills once, rather than with every interview I have. I bet CS grads would as well. The interview process is just so... tedious. And in a field where you get significantly more money by changing jobs, that's a problem. It's a market inefficiency imo - people get stuck in jobs where they aren't paid enough for at least some amount of time. People can't hire new employees quickly because the process takes forever. I've been on both sides of the interview process many times and it's extremely inefficient on both sides. We're developers... this should be streamlined and automated.