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When I interview candidates I will frequently ask them to give a rough "1-10" rating on how good they are with a particular language/technology. This sheds a l
by remyp 12y ago
When I interview candidates I will frequently ask them to give a rough "1-10" rating on how good they are with a particular language/technology. This sheds a lot of light when we get to the technical portion.
Someone who says they're a "5" and gets most of the questions right is a great hire. Someone who says they're a "9" and can barely answer the basics is a huge red flag.
- EliRivers 12y agoI had an interview once where I was asked to award myself a score out of 10 in C++. I pointed out that Bjarne Stroustrup rated himself 7 out of 10 once.
- simi_ 12y agoWhy then don't you ask the candidates to interview themselves, while you're at it?
- mkoryak 12y agoI think you are missing the point. Figuring out how good you are at a skill is only 1/2 of the story. There is also value is finding out if you think you are good at it, or if you know that you suck. A good programmer should know what they don't know, and not be arrogant.
- readme 12y agoHis technique is great for identifying a novice because of the dunning-kruger effect.