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all drivers need to be able to drive well under stress But wouldn't you say a driving test is to driving as a technical interview is to a development role?
by Cakez0r 13y ago
all drivers need to be able to drive well under stress
But wouldn't you say a driving test is to driving as a technical interview is to a development role?
- potatolicious 13y agoAbsolutely. And if we conducted driving tests like we conduct technical interviews, it would be something like: - Please sketch out a diagram of a typical family sedan, be sure to mark and explain all major components. - Do you drive stick? No? Well, please draw out the full mechanical diagram of a manual transmission. - You are going down the street and an old lady steps suddenly off the sidewalk. Please sketch on this whiteboard what you would do. - Please play 5 rounds of Need For Speed: Underground. You are required to come in 2nd or 1st in all rounds. etc, etc. It definitely won't entail actual driving.
- nknighthb 13y agoSince a driving test involves driving, and I've never once encountered a technical interview that involved any reasonable facsimile of an actual technical work environment... No, absolutely not.
- mcv 13y agoMy best technical interview was a take-home programming assignment. I could ask questions by email. After a week, I would present my work to the other programmers and they'd ask questions about why I did something a certain way. Best interview process ever, and that company had excellent programmers and the lowest employee turnover I've ever seen.
- ronaldx 13y agoPlease name and shame!
- mcv 13y agoIn a driving test, you still get to actually drive. A driving theory exam is a better comparison.