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Thomas is a long time and outspoken proponent of work sample hiring. Here is his current companies process https://fly.io/docs/hiring/hiring/ https://fly.io/doc
by kasey_junk 3y ago
Thomas is a long time and outspoken proponent of work sample hiring. Here is his current companies process https://fly.io/docs/hiring/hiring/ https://fly.io/docs/hiring/hiring/
- dilyevsky 3y agoThis is not work sample - Oxide do work sample where they can take work you already completed. This is take-home test as described at least
- tptacek 3y agoUsing OPM.gov's definition: Work sample tests require applicants to perform tasks or work activities that mirror the tasks employees perform on the job. You can call them "take-home tests" if you want, but that term is more general; lots of take-homes aren't work samples (they're not work samples if they're abstract coding puzzles that have nothing to do with the real work, for instance).
- dilyevsky 3y agoOk sure, semantics aside, and not that i've seen Fly's take-home challenges, but how is it actually meaningfully different from zoom/in-person interviews in terms of being totally synthetic? Unless you're hiring for a junior role, it seems like isolated, pre-defined task is trivial part of the job... I like your "work day" challenge though.