josephwesley

So I'm not a programmer, but I know these stats definitely ring true based on the demand I have for projects I'm working on and the difficulty of finding good developers. This makes me wonder whether or not it would be possible to get more inner city kids coding so they can a) get good jobs and b) help to fill this need. I know this would be a lot of work, but it would be awesome to find a way to promote coding among inner city kids and to get them onto this kind of track. Know what I mean?

In a way, yes, but with more emphasis on pitching why you're a good fit for the position.

I agree that the whole process is flawed. In addition to the resume problem, job listings are ridiculous. They use inflated information about experience needed etc. and scare off people that might be a good fit.

I disagree. I think it teaches bad habits where you write in a "CV" style. Instead, why not have people write a one-page document with short paragraphs and bullet points for why they should get hired. This can include GPA, results, and experience, but I personally just want to see it in a different format than a dry, bullet-pointed resume.

Ha, that's funny.

The best way to use the test is to screen candidates to find the top 5 or so. Let's so you get 200 resumes. Instead of sorting through them all, you can have the applicants take the Plum.io test. Once the results come in, you'll have the candidates ranked from top to bottom. You don't have to make hiring decisions based on the result, but you can use it to narrow the five or ten you want to interview. That's the best use I've seen so far. It also helps to weed out people that have fluff on their resume. You'll know right away how intelligent they are from an IQ perspective and also how hard they work, in addition to other personality traits that will be useful.