On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 02:29:16PM +0100, David Cantrell wrote: > On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 01:45:07PM +0300, Yossi Kreinin wrote: > > > It's a great test, but many people only write code when they get payed for > > it, and in those situations they can't legitimately keep a private copy of > > it and discuss it with potential employers. Which means that their previous > > projects have to be discussed without actual code listings. > > Which means no interview. I would no more hire someone as a programmer > who doesn't write stuff for himself than I would hire someone as a > brewer who didn't drink alcohol.
I think the analogy is more "not hiring brewers that don't brew at home". When I hire (granted, it has been a while that I interviewed people, and I don't miss it), I don't really care what people do at home. In fact, I don't really care about hiring people that think they qualify for a Unix sysadmin job because they run a Linux box at home. Abigail
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