Re:Why Developers Hate Coding Skills Tests and What Hiring M...
by dragonwriter on Sunday August 04, 2019 @10:29AM
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> for hiring managers that if you actually want what you say you want
They don't; what they say they want is pure PR aimed at creating an image of both fit to the perceived culture of the developer community and compliance with the law.
> then you should not be hiring in this stupid broken way that we all know doesn't work and doesn't give you those things
Of course. The fact that they continue to do despite the fact that it is well-known not to produce what their PR says they want is pretty compelling evidence that their PR is nothing more than that. But as long as enough people are willing to both play the game and believe the PR, there's no incentive to change.
They don't; what they say they want is pure PR aimed at creating an image of both fit to the perceived culture of the developer community and compliance with the law.
> then you should not be hiring in this stupid broken way that we all know doesn't work and doesn't give you those things
Of course. The fact that they continue to do despite the fact that it is well-known not to produce what their PR says they want is pretty compelling evidence that their PR is nothing more than that. But as long as enough people are willing to both play the game and believe the PR, there's no incentive to change.