Re:How to Interview Engineers
by bogomipz on Monday June 26, 2017 @07:38PM
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>"We ask candidates to answer a quizz by phone, with questions in the 3 chosen fields. Duration = 1h."
You ask trivia questions for a whole hour? That seems pretty gratuitous. I think most people would tire of that after about 15 minutes.
>"We also add a bonus question like "how many people can get into a train". Duration = 1h."
You ask Fermi questions? Between an hour of trivia questions and one "bonus" Fermi question your process sounds pretty horrible to me.
Interviewing candidates is a two way street. There are many candidates who would not want to work for a company that thought asking a candidate an hours worth of trivia questions and a bonus Fermi question was acceptable. For many this would be a red flag.
You ask trivia questions for a whole hour? That seems pretty gratuitous. I think most people would tire of that after about 15 minutes.
>"We also add a bonus question like "how many people can get into a train". Duration = 1h."
You ask Fermi questions? Between an hour of trivia questions and one "bonus" Fermi question your process sounds pretty horrible to me.
Interviewing candidates is a two way street. There are many candidates who would not want to work for a company that thought asking a candidate an hours worth of trivia questions and a bonus Fermi question was acceptable. For many this would be a red flag.