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I wish I'd thought of this for my job listings, it's a fun couple minutes. Well done, gentlemen. So many of these puzzle challenges (e.g. Google Aptitude Test
by storborg 17y ago
I wish I'd thought of this for my job listings, it's a fun couple minutes. Well done, gentlemen.
So many of these puzzle challenges (e.g. Google Aptitude Test circa 2004, Facebook Programming Puzzles, etc) seem like they would discourage people who already have a great full time job, or actively maintain an open source project, etc... who are exactly the people you want. This one seems to strike a great balance between time invested and skills/thought process tested.
- bscofield 17y agoReally? The skills tested here seem utterly trivial... It was fun for a few minutes, but nowhere near challenging enough to make me sit up and take notice (of course, YMMV)
- andrewcooke 17y agoi don't think they're trying to make something so complex that you are impressed with them (how on earth would they do that?!). it's just fun. anyway, fo' sure wasted enough of my time. now back to work :)
- storborg 17y agoIt is pretty trivial... that was my point. If it weren't trivial, then people would just skip it and move on. But it's cute and still sufficiently non-trivial to be a helpful filter for the person who has to sort through the tide of resumes.
- paulgb 17y agoOn the other hand, those tests are great for new grads who have ability but not experience and want to stand out in the piles of resumes that these companies receive every day.
- thwarted 17y agoIt doesn't take a degree to maintain or be an active contributor to an open source project.