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You don't really know if someone can be taught the language or not until after they're hired, though, so it doesn't really help with the SNR in interviews.
by ramchip 11y ago
You don't really know if someone can be taught the language or not until after they're hired, though, so it doesn't really help with the SNR in interviews.
- dozzie 11y agoChecking if the candidate can learn the language helps if the hiring process involves a small assignment. It can be much smaller than typically (because learning new language is difficult enough). There is also a case when candidate already knows a functional language, just not Erlang (or whatever is required). Then one might assume the candidate can learn one more functional language.
- carlivar 11y agoI work in an Erlang shop, and I see candidates that are really interested in learning a functional language. These candidates tend to be of a higher caliber. It's not that we suggest learning Erlang in other words... the candidates do, and that's a good signal.