When I was running hiring at a previous startup, we ran into this issue often. When I proposed adding FizzBuzz to our screening process, I got a fair amount of pushback from the team that it was a waste of the candidates' time.
Once we'd actually started using it, though, we found it filtered between 20-30% of our applicant pool, even when we let them use literally any language they desired, presumably their strongest.
However, it usually only filtered fresh grads (CS students from top-10 schools). Those with previous work experience almost never had a problem.
Once we'd actually started using it, though, we found it filtered between 20-30% of our applicant pool, even when we let them use literally any language they desired, presumably their strongest.
However, it usually only filtered fresh grads (CS students from top-10 schools). Those with previous work experience almost never had a problem.