Comments on: The Phone Screen http://elegantcode.com/2008/07/10/the-phone-screen/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:54:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dew Drop - July 11, 2008 | Alvin Ashcraft's Morning Dew http://elegantcode.com/2008/07/10/the-phone-screen/comment-page-1/#comment-26816 Dew Drop - July 11, 2008 | Alvin Ashcraft's Morning Dew Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:56:52 +0000 http://elegantcode.com/2008/07/10/the-phone-screen/#comment-26816 [...] The Phone Screen (Alex Mueller) [...] [...] The Phone Screen (Alex Mueller) [...]

]]> By: Matthew Botos http://elegantcode.com/2008/07/10/the-phone-screen/comment-page-1/#comment-26547 Matthew Botos Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:17:54 +0000 http://elegantcode.com/2008/07/10/the-phone-screen/#comment-26547 Having been an phone interviewee many times, it's interesting to see what's going on at the other end of the line. I do like to write code as opposed to theoretical questions or esoteric syntax quizes. It's even better when the problem is something a bit non-traditional (ie. doesn't feel like another slog at the office). However, there is one prerequisite. If a candidate lists open source projects on their resume, and an interviewer asks see code, the logical response is going to be, "there it is". It makes a much better impression when a company actually reads a resume and researches a candidate as much as the candidate researches the company. Having been an phone interviewee many times, it’s interesting to see what’s going on at the other end of the line.

I do like to write code as opposed to theoretical questions or esoteric syntax quizes. It’s even better when the problem is something a bit non-traditional (ie. doesn’t feel like another slog at the office).

However, there is one prerequisite. If a candidate lists open source projects on their resume, and an interviewer asks see code, the logical response is going to be, “there it is”. It makes a much better impression when a company actually reads a resume and researches a candidate as much as the candidate researches the company.

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