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I don't have been to coding interviews recently but is this what it is like these days? How long do these questions generally take to complete? When I hear whit
by pearjuice 12y ago
I don't have been to coding interviews recently but is this what it is like these days? How long do these questions generally take to complete? When I hear white boards, UML diagrams and OO-design I am thinking about investing at least a few hours.
Back in my day there were no interviews like these. You just dropped your CV, had a chat with the guy and if it clicked you got a contract with a month on (paid) trial. When I hear things like this I am thinking about all the people who are investing an (unpaid) day (sometimes even recurring interviews, what!) solving questionnaires with no real context during the job.
Is it really this bad?
- rhc2104 12y agoPaid trials also work (for example, I was a contract-to-hire at my current job). But many people don't want to leave the security of their current job for a temporary contract, so you would need to spend more time vetting those candidates.
- veb 12y agoNew Zealand has this law, in which new jobs have a 3 month 'trial period'. (unless specified otherwise in the contract). So if someone's hired and it's clear they cannot code or interact well with the team they can be let go as long as it's within that 3 month period. Personally... I don't like it. But I do understand the logic, and how it helps businesses from making expensive mistakes in regards to hiring.