Tag: Job interview

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post

Author
Jonathan Bartlett
Date
February 4, 2020

Categorized
Programming, Work

Tagged
Computer programmers, Hring, Interviewing, Job interview}

What To Ask a Programmer in a Job Interview

_{Does your candidate have the inner attributes needed to grow as a developer and face new challenges? Key questions can help you find out} _{Jonathan Bartlett

February 4, 2020

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Good computer programmers are very opinionated people. If you find a computer programmer who is not opinionated, that’s usually because the programmer hasn’t taken the time to think about the task. Those types of people tend to be order-takers, not inventors.

Pro Tips for Hiring the Best Computer Programmers

_{It’s easier when we stop to think about how programming differs from other jobs} _{Jonathan Bartlett

February 3, 2020

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Hiring a programmer is different because you are rarely looking for a fixed set of skills. Nearly everything the programmer does is an invention. The thing you are usually hiring the programmer for is not a fixed task but the ability to adapt to whatever is coming up next. For example, twelve years ago, nobody knew the degree to which mobile phones would run our businesses. The idea of hiring mobile developers was unheard of.