I've hired last minute applicants, too, so I understand where you're coming from. We are very happy to make exceptions to the policy in situations like that. W

I've hired last minute applicants, too, so I understand where you're coming from. We are very happy to make exceptions to the policy in situations like that. We've hired dyslexic people who have worked out brilliantly. Candidates that don't speak English natively are another exception. We try hard to hire people that can speak multiple languages. (I have found that learning a second language usually makes people better at English grammar.) We don't expect a perfect score on our grammar test, and that test is one of many deciding factors in our hiring process. Just as we test programming candidates for programming competence, we also test them for writing skills. If you can't FizzBuzz, we're not hiring you. If you can't complete a sentence, we're not hiring you. Beyond that, we use a lot of discretion.