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What is that supposed to prove? Any type of engineer or mathematician could pass that interview and still not know anything about coding.
by Invictus0 4y ago
What is that supposed to prove? Any type of engineer or mathematician could pass that interview and still not know anything about coding.
- sp332 4y agoYes, but it’s still pretty common. When I was interviewing for my first job, they were much more impressed with a couple of math puzzles I solved than my actual programming ability.
- function_seven 4y agoI imagine the idea is that coding is easy to teach on the job, but the fundamental logic and analytical skills aren’t.
- chii 4y agoAlthough correlated, high math skills aren't a great proxy to the desired analytical skills you'd want. It is easily gamed with rote memorization if this test was discovered by an applicant pre-interview, as they would just prep for it (in which case, it ceases to be a good metric). Doing a 45min test on maths seems overkill to me.
- Invictus0 4y agoNo, coding is not easy to teach on the job, especially if you have no knowledge of algorithms/data structures.