I believe that most companies today interview to look for a book worm that knows all the vocabulary and memorization. When I interview people I look for critical thinking skills. I look to how they solve problems. I am not expecting them to build me some multi-dimensional array or know all these JS terms.
So you may ask, well how do you know what they put on their resume is true? Well that is why you call the company they worked for to talk to them. I honestly think this is never done anymore. Also lots of tech companies will hire temp to hire positions.
Hi John,
I understand the importance of the references, but I imagine it would be hard to do if the person is still working and doesn't want to let the current company know they're interviewing. How do you handle this?
Also can you explain more how you investigate their problem solving approach? I'd like to know more.
I would hope the person has more than there most recent job on their resume. You could contact those people first as this would not impact their current role.
As far as problem solving skills, I like to show the person a problem and without code I want them to talk me through some ideas on how they would solve that problem. Have them explain what they would do to identify where the problem is and what steps they take to solve it
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I believe that most companies today interview to look for a book worm that knows all the vocabulary and memorization. When I interview people I look for critical thinking skills. I look to how they solve problems. I am not expecting them to build me some multi-dimensional array or know all these JS terms.
So you may ask, well how do you know what they put on their resume is true? Well that is why you call the company they worked for to talk to them. I honestly think this is never done anymore. Also lots of tech companies will hire temp to hire positions.
Hi John,
I understand the importance of the references, but I imagine it would be hard to do if the person is still working and doesn't want to let the current company know they're interviewing. How do you handle this?
Also can you explain more how you investigate their problem solving approach? I'd like to know more.
I would hope the person has more than there most recent job on their resume. You could contact those people first as this would not impact their current role.
As far as problem solving skills, I like to show the person a problem and without code I want them to talk me through some ideas on how they would solve that problem. Have them explain what they would do to identify where the problem is and what steps they take to solve it