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Something that we're trialling is first asking several questions similar to what we would ask in an interview[1], and only if the answers make sense then asking
by overlordalex 5y ago
Something that we're trialling is first asking several questions similar to what we would ask in an interview[1], and only if the answers make sense then asking for a candidates CV. This means that by the time we see the CV we're already interested in the candidate, and have a high probability of moving forward with an actual interview.
[1] For example:
You need to implement a new feature you’ve never done before. How do you go about it?
When authoring a new endpoint (for example, a REST endpoint or a GraphQL object), what do you pay attention to? Feel free to go into as much or as little details as you wish.
- hkaSBAyx3TqDN 5y agoYou are looking for the person who has good prose. This can be a limiting factor for non-standard profiles.
- MandieD 5y agoIf a candidate can’t give a good-quality written answer to a job-related question when given several hours or days, would you really want to rely on them to provide usable bug/feature descriptions or documentation later, when they have other time pressures?
- deregulateMed 5y agoMaybe the candidate realizes they are in high demand and don't need to waste time. I wont interview/apply at some notorious companies because I know I can get an equal offer without jumping through hoops. So you lose out on the highest demand candidates and get the most desperate candidates.
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- MandieD 5y agoAnd lose out on (potentially) excellent coders who can’t (or won’t) put their thoughts about a requested technical topic in writing, in favor of decent (or better) coders who can explain and defend their decisions. Wonderful! Saves us all time, money and frustration!
- deregulateMed 5y agoThis assumes no interview stage.
- 3maj 5y agoAgreed, if a hiring page asks me to upload my resume and then asks me to manually enter all the info along with answering extra questions I will close the application. It's not worth my time, especially if they can't be bothered to pull the info from my resume and auto populate the resume section.