Re:In Defence of the Technical Interview
by wvenable on Monday June 17, 2019 @08:22PM
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(I wrote the top comment)
I agree that's not a great question. I usually have few simple questions that can tell you if your candidate really understands the platform they say they understand -- it doesn't take much.
I usually have one or two projects set aside specifically for new hires; the type of project that is maybe a month-long or longer but that doesn't really require any domain knowledge or big integrations. It allows them to have something to do when they're learning everything else. In the interview, I can ask them how they'd proceed with it and I always offer that I'm here to help them and will answer any questions they have. This is literally no different than what I would ask them on day one of the job if they got hired.
Is that more informative than whether or not they can reverse a linked list? I think so.
I agree that's not a great question. I usually have few simple questions that can tell you if your candidate really understands the platform they say they understand -- it doesn't take much.
I usually have one or two projects set aside specifically for new hires; the type of project that is maybe a month-long or longer but that doesn't really require any domain knowledge or big integrations. It allows them to have something to do when they're learning everything else. In the interview, I can ask them how they'd proceed with it and I always offer that I'm here to help them and will answer any questions they have. This is literally no different than what I would ask them on day one of the job if they got hired.
Is that more informative than whether or not they can reverse a linked list? I think so.