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[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

We don't ask this sort of shit during our interviews.

[–] OmgItBurns@discuss.online 13 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly, I just ask if they can solve FizzBuzz. It shows me how they approach problems, how they communicate their process, and that they know basic programming concepts. The rest of the interview just kinda tells me if I'd get along with them as a person. Most other things, good and bad, only show up over time.

Then again, I work with software that isn't exceptionally complex.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

You ask other, equally inane shit?

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago
[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 3 points 3 weeks ago

I ask them how they'd do the job we're recruiting for, on a simplified example project.

One this morning admitted she had the wrong preconceptions about the role, but understood exactly why we were asking what we were asking.

I call that success.