Super interesting, I have super strong opinions here having been through the gamut. I cannot code when someone is watching me. I freeze up, can't remember basic syntax. I also think I code in a very sporadic way that would be confusing to watch.
In my last big search I did 3 major take home projects, and got paid for my time for 2 of them. Each project took about 10 hours and I was rejected without feedback. One of the jobs I'm pretty sure used my code from a react app that made a menu system for a restaurant.
My current job, a non technical recruiter reached out to me, we did a 30 minute interview, then I did a 30 minute interview with the team, and another 30 minute interview with the CTO and director. It doubled my pay and it's been the best job I've ever had. I'm a perfect fit for it and there was no technical aspect to it whatsoever.
Ultimately, I think the problem is inverted. Companies are worried about hiring, when they should really be putting way more energy on firing. Hiring should be: do I want to work with this person? And firing should be this person is not capable of doing the job. I think technical checks for new hires are largely useless.
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Super interesting, I have super strong opinions here having been through the gamut. I cannot code when someone is watching me. I freeze up, can't remember basic syntax. I also think I code in a very sporadic way that would be confusing to watch.
In my last big search I did 3 major take home projects, and got paid for my time for 2 of them. Each project took about 10 hours and I was rejected without feedback. One of the jobs I'm pretty sure used my code from a react app that made a menu system for a restaurant.
My current job, a non technical recruiter reached out to me, we did a 30 minute interview, then I did a 30 minute interview with the team, and another 30 minute interview with the CTO and director. It doubled my pay and it's been the best job I've ever had. I'm a perfect fit for it and there was no technical aspect to it whatsoever.
Ultimately, I think the problem is inverted. Companies are worried about hiring, when they should really be putting way more energy on firing. Hiring should be: do I want to work with this person? And firing should be this person is not capable of doing the job. I think technical checks for new hires are largely useless.
Yeah. But there is the old adage that its harder to fire then it is to hire - used as an excuse for rigorous testing.
Most of what we do day to day does not take a genius. Maybe companies just want to think they are special and need the smartest.
In terms of firing, I dont think I know anyone who was close to getting fired for their work. Its usually behavior related.