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Discussion on: Will you hire a candidate who does not have a background in coding?

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The problem with this is that it takes somebody's time to teach. And that means you are paying 2 people to NOT being productive at the moment.
However, many companies do internships where they have dedicated part-time mentors which guide interns in day to day job. But it would be a good idea that intern already have some programming knowledge

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It also requires the newcomer to put effort in learning and sometimes that does not happen.