I've never actually had an HR person conduct an interview that focused on my technical skills. They were usually present or were the person to talk to about filing out the forms, drug test (yeah the US sucks) , etc... but when it came to the actual interview I have always sat with the boss, manager and another developer or whatever ... I think a company would be shooting itself in the foot to have an HR person conduct an interview like this, and I wouldn't want ot work for one that did. Its less common, imo.
Ya, we had a manager for a while who thought that programmers could write things bug free the first time. Of course, he also thought sales people were glorified telemarketers who were overpaid and let go the testing department... then he wrote me up because he released a TEST version of our software to a client to use immediately before ANYONE had a chance to help me test.
Very nice article. Though I do not necessary agree with two points. First, I think its much better when programmer knows few technologies very good, rather than basics of 10 technologies. When I interviewed people I have been looking for people who just mastered few things very good, as this means that such people may be more stable and don't get bored quickly when they are about to work with, e.g., PHP for one year. At the same time, I don't want that programmers make 'experiments' with new technologies during serious project. Secondly, I also look for people who have their so-called 'privet live'. Sure, when you have a programmer who programs 24/7 he may be very good for your company in a short term, but if you would like to have someone stable, for long term, I thinks its better if such person does not spend to much his/hers free time on programming or IT. I think it is similar to truck drivers. You can have drivers that drive non-stop, but at the and they will crash.
"In fact, the great programmer will be the one talking your ear off about a new technology that you haven’t even heard of, "Hear hear to that... Great programmers are f@cking annoying as hell! That's why we hide in front of our PCs all day.
mardalaJan 12, 2008
If you live in a box (or in front of a box in this case) in the US you probably never heard anyone refer to your resume as a cv.
mardalaJan 12, 2008
I've never actually had an HR person conduct an interview that focused on my technical skills. They were usually present or were the person to talk to about filing out the forms, drug test (yeah the US sucks) , etc... but when it came to the actual interview I have always sat with the boss, manager and another developer or whatever ... I think a company would be shooting itself in the foot to have an HR person conduct an interview like this, and I wouldn't want ot work for one that did. Its less common, imo.
widgetmakerJan 13, 2008
Uh you either live in a very enclosed US world or you're about 15 a CV is a Resume
Closed AccountJan 21, 2008
Ya, we had a manager for a while who thought that programmers could write things bug free the first time. Of course, he also thought sales people were glorified telemarketers who were overpaid and let go the testing department... then he wrote me up because he released a TEST version of our software to a client to use immediately before ANYONE had a chance to help me test.
lyk4nJan 31, 2008
You sir, got trolled.
marcin11Feb 6, 2008
Very nice article. Though I do not necessary agree with two points. First, I think its much better when programmer knows few technologies very good, rather than basics of 10 technologies. When I interviewed people I have been looking for people who just mastered few things very good, as this means that such people may be more stable and don't get bored quickly when they are about to work with, e.g., PHP for one year. At the same time, I don't want that programmers make 'experiments' with new technologies during serious project. Secondly, I also look for people who have their so-called 'privet live'. Sure, when you have a programmer who programs 24/7 he may be very good for your company in a short term, but if you would like to have someone stable, for long term, I thinks its better if such person does not spend to much his/hers free time on programming or IT. I think it is similar to truck drivers. You can have drivers that drive non-stop, but at the and they will crash.
shinobJan 23, 2010
"In fact, the great programmer will be the one talking your ear off about a new technology that you haven’t even heard of, "Hear hear to that... Great programmers are f@cking annoying as hell! That's why we hide in front of our PCs all day.