On 22/02/2010, at 9:27 AM, Lachie wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Josh Price <[email protected]> wrote: >> The criteria I usually end relying on are: passion, intelligence and getting >> stuff done. Communication skills also factor in too, which helps if you're >> working on a team. >> >> As Lachie points out, certification and github accounts don't feature in >> those criteria. They both however represent excellent ways of determining >> all of those things. > > how?
Well this is where it gets subjective and unreliable as you say, but there's potentially some good data points in there. A github account, shows that you at least know what git is and the basic commands, possibly more. Contriibuting to OSS shows you're able to read code, write code and communicate with the maintainers. This also shows passion for solving problems outside of your day job. A potential employer can read that code, and determine your problem-solving coding style. They could also read through your commit comments and glean data points on your communication style. And so forth... As Michael points out, probation periods are useful if you happen to make the wrong decision. Josh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
