Tony Byrne wrote: > > I've been on the receiving end of one of these "come in and code with > us" sessions and I consider it a splendid idea. From the > candidate's perspective it's a great way to demonstrate ability, > something which isn't so easy to get across at interview. I found the > experience more comfortable than a standard interview and I left with a good > feeling about the company. >
During my last job search, I participated in several "come in and code with us" sessions. I loved them. It gave me a good sense of the people I'd be working with and how they work. In one case, I even asked specifically to do this. The company was receptive, and it was a good time. More recently, when hiring for our current team, we did the same thing. We started with conventional interviews, and then brought the best candidates in for a half-day session. We, as the people doing the hiring, really appreciated the extra insight. However, we were hiring entry-level/fresh-out-of-school developers, and they found the sessions very intimidating. They were pretty much convinced they'd made themselves look stupid and completely blown their chances at the job. We tried to reassure them before and after the session, but I'm not sure it helped much. On the other hand, they learned a bit about how we worked, and the job offers we made were accepted. Both of the people we hired now understand why we did things that way, and would love to be interviewed that way in the future. But it's intimidating when you've never heard of or experienced anything like it before. Randy -- Randy Coulman Senior Software Engineer Key Technology, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This email is bound by the terms and conditions described at http://www.key.net/disclaimer.htm To Post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ad-free courtesy of objectmentor.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/extremeprogramming/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
