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Re: A poll for programmers by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/08/2018, 5:51am PDT
Rafiki wrote:

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:

I am against the current trend of giving developers 8 hours of homework to complete because if the spot you're hiring for is THAT critical that you absolutely cannot afford anyone but a top notch developer then you
We haven't even gotten to the point of reaching the limits of interviewing for competence. This is in the Midwest, so nobody wants to work here, and the 3 people we did get apparently only know how to make the red squiggles go away like Koba said. I don't want to be an overly-judgmental douche (which is why I made that poll, not to shit on some random stranger), because despite me talking out my big fat mouth like I Know Shit *grabs belt, triumphantly adjusts pants*, I know I'm not a top-notch developer so I can't hold people to that standard. I want to be reasonable, but these "people," IF YOU CAN EVEN CALL THEM THAT, make it hard. They don't even have the decency to be hot and slutty or hot and gay. Literally nothing to offer.


I want to keep discussing this with you, however, it is critically important to me that you don't think I was being judgy or casting the world's ills upon you. Because there is a whoooooole other side of interviewing that I will get into with my next post hopefully later today about all the shitty things candidates do. And now that I think about it, they've wasted a shitload of my time over the last 10 years and I do sort of understand why companies want to protect themselves and not have four of their guys in a room for an hour asking questions that aren't getting answers out of people.
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Adventures in Hiring by Rafiki 04/24/2018, 8:20pm PDT NEW
    Re: Adventures in Hiring by Fullofkittens 04/25/2018, 7:26am PDT NEW
        Yeah, GPAs and degrees are worthless. Only consider if they have <3 years' xp. NT by The Happiness Engine 04/25/2018, 12:21pm PDT NEW
            This thread is helpful for making the jump from freelance to white collar work. NT by saltlord 04/25/2018, 12:45pm PDT NEW
        Next you’ll tell me I shouldn’t disqualify people that don’t play D&D or L by Rafiki 04/25/2018, 1:49pm PDT NEW
    Ha. So very, very true. Candidates are so bad. by blackwater 04/25/2018, 1:20pm PDT NEW
    A poll for programmers by Rafiki 05/04/2018, 3:15pm PDT NEW
        Re: A poll for programmers by E. L. Koba 05/04/2018, 5:50pm PDT NEW
        They use String after being explicitly told not to. NT by DQ 05/05/2018, 8:40am PDT NEW
            Yeah, tough to defend this one. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/06/2018, 10:19am PDT NEW
        Re: A poll for programmers by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/05/2018, 1:20pm PDT NEW
            Re: A poll for programmers by Rafiki 05/07/2018, 9:05pm PDT NEW
                Re: A poll for programmers by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/08/2018, 5:51am PDT NEW
            "Automator" is a cool-sounding job title NT by blackwater 05/08/2018, 12:06am PDT NEW
    My first cheater! by Rafiki 06/11/2018, 8:32am PDT NEW
 
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