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I wonder if you could solve this for programming specifically as follows: 1. Give them some easy leetcode questions. Nothing that a competent programmer would
by IshKebab 4mo ago
I wonder if you could solve this for programming specifically as follows:
1. Give them some easy leetcode questions. Nothing that a competent programmer would have any problem with.
2. If they pass, ask for a deposit of like $20. Shouldn't be an issue for people who are actually serious.
3. Do more simple leetcode questions but this time on zoom so you can tell if they are using AI. If they pass that they get the deposit back.
(Yeah I know there are real-time interview cheat AI programs but based on what I've seen on demos of them it's super obvious when they're being used.)
Probably not practical but just a thought!
- never_inline 4mo agoThis selects for desperation.
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- jghn 4mo agoI'm not going to do any of those 3 things for a would-be employer.
- IshKebab 4mo agoThey don't seem like unreasonable things to me so I guess it also helps filter out unreasonable people!
- hju22_-3 4mo agoNumber 2 is so unusual I would immediately flag the company as a scam. How is asking for money a reasonable approach? There are alternative ways, easier too depending on country, and all you'd be doing is selecting for desperation while also spreading bad rumors from all the people who nope out when they see such malpractice.
- IshKebab 4mo agoYeah it's unusual. Nobody does this. It was an idea. What are the alternatives if you are getting over 100 applicants an hour? If you have genuine ideas I'm curious.
- jghn 4mo agoI have a fair amount of code available via open source repositories. As in the kind that real people actually use, not just up on my personal GitHub. If someone is going to ask me to do leetcode problems it means they haven't done their research on me. Why would I want to work for them if they won't spend the time to do this? Digging into my publicly available background should be enough to tell them I am or am not of the caliber they're looking for in terms of hands on keyboard development.