> Most of us do it in our free time.
I used to believe this but after my most recent position I no longer do.
A lot of the developers there didn't code outside of work hours, or if they did it was just using the same technologies as the day to day.
When asked what tools we could use to filter for higher quality candidates in open roles I responded:
> Ask them to show you a personal project they're proud of, that will tell if they have any passion for the job.
Maybe it was just the company not being very attractive to talented coders, but after some time of candidates having nothing to show the company gave up and outsourced.
There are simply a lot of uninspired developers who are just in it for the money now.
Maybe some kind of confirmation bias / no true scotsman argument, but if I got that question during an interview my response would be something like
> Which one would you like to hear about first?
I used to believe this but after my most recent position I no longer do. A lot of the developers there didn't code outside of work hours, or if they did it was just using the same technologies as the day to day.
When asked what tools we could use to filter for higher quality candidates in open roles I responded:
> Ask them to show you a personal project they're proud of, that will tell if they have any passion for the job.
Maybe it was just the company not being very attractive to talented coders, but after some time of candidates having nothing to show the company gave up and outsourced. There are simply a lot of uninspired developers who are just in it for the money now.
Maybe some kind of confirmation bias / no true scotsman argument, but if I got that question during an interview my response would be something like
> Which one would you like to hear about first?