On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Uri Guttman <u...@stemsystems.com> wrote: > i also did it way back and didn't like it then. multiple choice tests in > general suck for actual testing of real world skills and programming ones > suck even more. no candidate i have reviewed in ages has ever mentioned > brainbench nor has any client. so in my world it is a non-entity. i know of > several take home tests from clients that i review or see the answers and > they tell me much more than any 'cert' could do. so does reviewing of > existing code samples. there is no reason to even consider a timed multiple > choice test.
When I interviewed at the BBC they had me do Brainbench. It seemed like a fair, reasonably challenging test. The BBC is a pretty decent employer so I'd consider that a reason to do a timed multiple choice test ;-) >From an employer's side - it's practically no cost to them on top of their existing recruitment efforts, and has a bunch of benefits associated with involving an unconnected third party. Paul