[lbo-talk] a bitch needs to fan herself

[Tayssir John Gabbour]

On 2/17/07, Chuck <chuck at mutualaid.org> wrote:
> Tayssir John Gabbour wrote:
> > Personally, I advise businesses to maybe offer a puzzle to candidates
> > applying for a programming position. Nothing stressful; email them
> > some (time-respecting, relatively simple) programming puzzles and ask
> > them to maybe solve one of them. (After all, would you hire a juggler
> > without seeing them juggle?)
>
> At this point in my career, if I was confronted with a "puzzle" to
> solve, I would be out the door in a heartbeat.
>
> I find this kind of interview trick to be offensive. How many interviews
> for other professions involve a "puzzle" during an interview?

Oh, I see. You're talking about DURING an interview. However, I talked
about puzzles in email, not the ones during the interview.

A portfolio of real-world code samples is fine too; some schools
strongly encourage students to bring them to interviews.

Tayssir