The college debt crisis is worse than it seems

Re:The college debt crisis is worse than it seems by aantix on Monday May 23, 2016 @03:08PM (#11756065)

You already have to interview the candidate; surely asking a question specific to your industry also will demonstrate their proficiencies in the math skills that you're concerned with? I can't imagine taking it for granted that because a University has certified someone that they're already proficient in the fundamentals? In fact, isn't that part of the problem?

I once interviewed a CS grad from MIT for a mid-level software engineering position; smart guy. Couldn't code. Sorry sir, but we need someone that can contribute immediately. We don't care about your school. We care about your output. Next.

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Re:The college debt crisis is worse than it seems by lettergram on Monday May 23, 2016 @05:03PM (#11756962)

(1) Even if they passed two coding style questions doesn't mean they can code.

(2) Even if they can't pass those questions doesn't mean they can't code.

45 minutes with someone gives you an idea of what they can do, a decent sample. However, graduation from a university signals that they have been sampled repeatedly for years. They can clearly learn, and should (assuming the system is semi-efficiant) and can do what the university accredited them for.

Even if they screw up that one interview, it means little by itself (baring massive failures during the interview).

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