{"id":352428,"date":"2010-02-22T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/start\/2010\/02\/screening-programmers.php"},"modified":"2010-02-22T17:15:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-22T22:15:00","slug":"hiring-programmers-screening-out-liars-and-duds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/352428","title":{"rendered":"Hiring Programmers: Screening Out Liars and Duds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"codinghorror_logo_feb10.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/start\/images\/codinghorror_logo_feb10.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\">Every entrepreneur will tell you that recruiting the right candidate is important. While startups are constantly trying to find programmers that mesh well with <font style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">tweetmeme_url = 'http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/start\/2010\/02\/screening-programmers.php';tweetmeme_source = 'rww';<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/tweetmeme.com\/i\/scripts\/button.js\"><\/script><\/font>their culture, team and work-style, one article suggests that companies still struggle finding candidates that know how to program at all. Jeff Atwood published a post this morning entitled, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.codinghorror.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/the-nonprogramming-programmer.html\">The Non-Programming Programmer<\/a> with a stunning look at how many interviewees misrepresent their abilities. <\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><em>Sponsor<\/em><br \/><a href='http:\/\/d.ads.readwriteweb.com\/ck.php?n=18387&amp;cb=18387' ><img src='http:\/\/d.ads.readwriteweb.com\/avw.php?zoneid=14&amp;cb=18387&amp;n=18387' border='0' alt='' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Says Atwood, &#8220;I am stunned, but not entirely surprised, to hear that &#8216;the vast majority&#8217; of so-called programmers who apply for a programming job interview are unable to write the smallest of programs&#8230; It&#8217;s the equivalent of attempting to hire a truck driver and finding out that 90 percent of the job applicants can&#8217;t find the gas pedal or the gear shift.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"cat_programming_feb10.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/start\/images\/cat_programming_feb10.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"345\" align=\"right\">Atwood suggests putting candidates through a quick programming test before screening for culture-fit and personality. In a past post he presented us with some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.codinghorror.com\/blog\/2008\/01\/getting-the-interview-phone-screen-right.html\">phone screening questions<\/a> and something he calls the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.codinghorror.com\/blog\/2007\/02\/why-cant-programmers-program.html\">FizzBuzz<\/a> test.  <\/p>\n<p>Today he points to Mike Lin&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/i.seemikecode.com\/\">See[Mike]Code<\/a> as an excellent screening resource. Lin&#8217;s site allows you to watch candidates program in real-time. Those that complete the 10 line programming test are then considered for an in-person interview. These tests can potentially save a company alot of money as many in-person meetings require springing for airfare and a hotel room. Other good screening resources might be found in a candidate&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/github.com\/\">GitHub<\/a> profile or in links to their contributions to open source projects. <\/p>\n<p><em><small>Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/turtlemom_nancy\/\">turtlemom4bacon<\/a> under the <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/deed.en_GB\">CC Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License<\/a><\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/start\/2010\/02\/screening-programmers.php#comments-open\">Discuss<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/xBRQJtQpVn3SnNnb6u2YXRC5gS0\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/xBRQJtQpVn3SnNnb6u2YXRC5gS0\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/xBRQJtQpVn3SnNnb6u2YXRC5gS0\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/xBRQJtQpVn3SnNnb6u2YXRC5gS0\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=Rxjt3DP8X1U:6BjTYHQXyf0:FFnlKYwJmN0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?d=FFnlKYwJmN0\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=Rxjt3DP8X1U:6BjTYHQXyf0:Ij26kaj3iuU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?d=Ij26kaj3iuU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=Rxjt3DP8X1U:6BjTYHQXyf0:C2pbw5bZMiI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?d=C2pbw5bZMiI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=Rxjt3DP8X1U:6BjTYHQXyf0:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=Rxjt3DP8X1U:6BjTYHQXyf0:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?i=Rxjt3DP8X1U:6BjTYHQXyf0:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=Rxjt3DP8X1U:6BjTYHQXyf0:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?i=Rxjt3DP8X1U:6BjTYHQXyf0:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=Rxjt3DP8X1U:6BjTYHQXyf0:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?i=Rxjt3DP8X1U:6BjTYHQXyf0:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?a=Rxjt3DP8X1U:6BjTYHQXyf0:OqabYuBsmOY\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/readwriteweb?d=OqabYuBsmOY\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/readwriteweb\/~4\/Rxjt3DP8X1U\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every entrepreneur will tell you that recruiting the right candidate is important. While startups are constantly trying to find programmers that mesh well with their culture, team and work-style, one article suggests that companies still struggle finding candidates that know how to program at all. 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