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Its not hoop jumping to ask a candidate to directly demonstrate how they would go about doing the actual job they're applying for. If you were interviewing a co
by baconner 12y ago
Its not hoop jumping to ask a candidate to directly demonstrate how they would go about doing the actual job they're applying for. If you were interviewing a cook would you hire them having never tasted their work? I doubt it.
The way I do this is the real coding test is only administered to final candidates. That's a bit kinder since only a few people with a serious shot at the position end up having to commit the extra time and since we observe the whole process (and discuss) it doesn't waste tons of our time either. Whiteboard and discussion can reveal a lot but IMO there's nothing so revealing as actually watching someone work.
As an aside I would much rather be interviewed this way than at a whiteboard. At least for me there's a certain amount of my programming skill that's nonverbal and flows easier for me at a keyboard.
- michaelchisari 12y ago> If you were interviewing a cook would you hire them having never tasted their work? I doubt it. A cook is someone who can be hired with very little experience. A chef is someone who is trained professionally. And plenty of chefs are hired without a "taste test" based on their academic and employment history. They're hired on a provisional basis, true, but they are paid while they prove themselves.