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Discussion on: The Engineering Interview is Broken

 
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Ben Halpern

Very similar to us. Key to our process behind the scenes is that everyone fills out evaluation forms independently and we're not allowed to talk to one another about anything until everyone has submitted. We then discuss things based on the various feedback surveys (which are done at each possible stage, so a few times per candidate).

This, we think, provides maximum unadulterated wisdom of the crowds, less group-think, and more containerization of possible biases.

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Gearloose Jones

Not being able to look critically at your own work is a huge red flag, just because that's a person who's going to get super defensive in even the most casual code review.

I used to be that person, but I learned to accept that every baby, even from the most seasoned programmers on the team, has warts. And it's even OK to admit that one or two projects in any given gig is Rosemary's Baby from head to toe. It happens. The test is simply to see if someone can admit it to a peer.