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Ok... I was under the impression that 37Signals hired mainly remote workers. Could this account for the lack of a white board? Personally, I use a whiteboard
by thesis 14y ago
Ok... I was under the impression that 37Signals hired mainly remote workers. Could this account for the lack of a white board?
Personally, I use a whiteboard when hiring. It's not the deciding factor... but it's a part of the bigger picture. As part of a small start up I need to know right then and there if they know what I need them to know.
- dcope 14y agoEven though there are plenty of online whiteboarding tools, I'm pretty sure 37signals can afford to fly someone in for an interview. To say the lack of asking whiteboarding questions because they work remotely is absurd.
- blktiger 14y agoI think using a whiteboard to test someone's design knowledge is probably a good idea. I like to draw diagrams on a whiteboard when I'm designing a solution to something. However, using a whiteboard for a CODING exercise is stupid. When was the last time you wrote any significant amount of code on a whiteboard? Give someone a laptop if you want to see their coding skills. Even better, have them pair-program with one of your developers.