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In this particular case, I received ~20 resumes for 1 job and 80% were not Ruby-only resumes. So yes the Ruby-only screened them out. However I would have gone
by rpedela 12y ago
In this particular case, I received ~20 resumes for 1 job and 80% were not Ruby-only resumes. So yes the Ruby-only screened them out. However I would have gone back and contacted them if none of the other 80% of candidates worked out.
- tptacek 12y agoYou will get better results if you build a process that doesn't screen people out because of their resumes. That doesn't mean you don't screen candidates, and it doesn't mean that you don't have a funnel that knocks out a big chunk of them before you get on the phone. It just means: don't select people for their getting-a-new-job skills. Those skills aren't relevant to software development work.
- hallmark 12y agoBased on your other comment, does this mean you use a commercial or custom general mental ability test in the funnel before screening and interviews? It would be helpful to know more about what you do versus what you don't.
- tptacek 12y agoWe do not use "general mental ability" tests.
- saturdayplace 12y agoYou can read about tptacek's company's process here: http://matasano.com/careers/ http://matasano.com/careers/. It really does seem like a good way to learn whether a candidate will be able to perform the job.