>Don’t do “dog and pony show” interviews. If I have to write code on a whiteboard, or even in an editor live on a call, or look at an extensive take-home test (anything more than a 15-30 minute task), I’m highly likely to pass for anything except an a top shelf package at a company I’m highly motivated to work for.
I'm always interested in this point of view, because I understand why candidates don't like it but as a hiring manager myself I also know that there's a fairly large proportion of candidates who look good on paper but can't actually do the most fundamental thing that a developer needs to do: solve an abstract problem with code.
What's the alternative to filter those people out?
I'm always interested in this point of view, because I understand why candidates don't like it but as a hiring manager myself I also know that there's a fairly large proportion of candidates who look good on paper but can't actually do the most fundamental thing that a developer needs to do: solve an abstract problem with code.
What's the alternative to filter those people out?