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I think tech is definitely a candidate's market but the corollary is that the tech market attracts a lot of candidates who can't perform. Real programming exer
by saryant 13y ago
I think tech is definitely a candidate's market but the corollary is that the tech market attracts a lot of candidates who can't perform. Real programming exercises are perhaps the only way to weed them out.
- Guvante 13y agoWhile I 100% agree you need some kind of code based part of your interview practice, there is a large range of exercises that are being spoken about. It goes roughly from whiteboard problems to sitting at a computer with them over your shoulder to a couple hours before the interview to a full week of work. Everyone knows the lightest form is necessary the big question is how much you can get from increasing the complexity before people get annoyed.
- saryant 13y agoWe give prospective candidates a take-home programming project that should take 3-5 hours and is clearly not something we could use in production. We think that's a fair compromise.