Specifically for the technique used for pre-screening, automating the process of having to manually look up stackoverflow, github, twitter activity etc is quite nice. I think it can be achieved through regular application forms as well via e-mail scraping and whatnot.
I think if you actually asked someone to read API docs and successfully send an API request...that might make it more interesting as it would be an actual demonstration of skill. Though I'd just come along and build a service that will send the requests for them...so maybe it might not be as effective.
As a product or service for generating leads and building a brand, I think it's pretty clever lol. I tried it and received 1 out of 10 for twitter (not much activity) and github (I don't do open-source). Guess I'd probably get weeded out quickly based on this lol
Specifically for the technique used for pre-screening, automating the process of having to manually look up stackoverflow, github, twitter activity etc is quite nice. I think it can be achieved through regular application forms as well via e-mail scraping and whatnot.
I think if you actually asked someone to read API docs and successfully send an API request...that might make it more interesting as it would be an actual demonstration of skill. Though I'd just come along and build a service that will send the requests for them...so maybe it might not be as effective.
As a product or service for generating leads and building a brand, I think it's pretty clever lol. I tried it and received 1 out of 10 for twitter (not much activity) and github (I don't do open-source). Guess I'd probably get weeded out quickly based on this lol
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