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For me it's experience in the industry. If you can see my work history, that I have >25 years in the industry, working for mid and large size companies, and lot
by iandouglas 5y ago
For me it's experience in the industry. If you can see my work history, that I have >25 years in the industry, working for mid and large size companies, and lots and lots of startups, why do I need to do something like a 2-pointer / heap / etc kind of problem to prove I can code?
One of my favorite job offers was literally a conversation that played out like:
Manager: Cool, come to our office and meet the team
Me: Want me to prep for a tech challenge or something?
Manager: Nah, you were employed by ____ for __ years -- if you were incompetent, they would have fired you years ago.
- throwaway158497 5y agoThat's a cool story. However, I would say there are good reasons to test whether I can actually implement something. Mostly it tells the hiring manager about my quality of my work rather than a simple yes (s)he can do or no (s)he can't. However, as with anything else, there are exceptions one should be cognizant of.