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I'd say I'm a solid developer (at least that's what my employers have always said!), but I've always really bombed in-person/live interviews. I think it was pro
by claudiulodro 5y ago
I'd say I'm a solid developer (at least that's what my employers have always said!), but I've always really bombed in-person/live interviews. I think it was probably a personality thing, as I'm pretty all-over-the-place when speaking in person. In text though, I can polish my thoughts before sending them!
Automattic had (and still has) an interview process that was fully text-based via a combination of Slack, p2, and GitHub, and it really worked well for me. I didn't even speak to a person (on video) until a couple weeks into starting the job!
A completely text-based interview process works great for a variety of people: neurodiverse, people with accents/ESL, fidgety people, etc. Especially for remote companies where everyone communicates using text 90%+ of the time! I'm glad it's catching on, and I hope to see it expanded to more companies.