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I'd really like to know how to prevent incapable devs from even making it to the interview step. Obviously if you email test questions but it's too easy to chea
by callmeed 17y ago
I'd really like to know how to prevent incapable devs from even making it to the interview step. Obviously if you email test questions but it's too easy to cheat. What else can you do?
- pcarmichael 17y agoPhone screen with not just your standard questions, but also simple algorithmic questions. An example might be to ask the candidate to write an algorithm to shuffle a deck of cards and describe it over the phone. This is sometimes a good indicator of whether they can communicate their solutions well without a whiteboard present.
- blogimus 17y agoFor example, Steve Yegge's Five essential phone screen questions: http://steve.yegge.googlepages.com/five-essential-phone-screen-questions http://steve.yegge.googlepages.com/five-essential-phone-scre...
- ShabbyDoo 17y agoI email out Java code to use during the phone interview. I require HR/recruiter/whoever to have the candidate receive my phone call from a place where he has email access. I call, introduce myself, and then immediately tell them that I'm sending out a couple samples of Java code. To avoid formatting hell, I PDF them (w/ Eclipse pretty formatting, even!). Then, we open up the code samples, and I ask questions about them. I can write more about this if anyone's interested.