Re: Testing job applicants

[Charles Richmond <richmond@plano.net>]

Jerry Freedman Jr wrote:
> 
> In article <FG7B1C.FL0@world.std.com>,
>   jkenton@world.std.com (Jeff Kenton) wrote:
> >
> > Note:  this was the thread about "Not enough real programmers", but I
> >       have hijacked it.
> >
> 
> I have met a *LOT* of people with Computer Science/Engineering degrees
> who have told me "Yeah, I am getting this degree, but I really don't
> want/like to program".
> 
> If there were tests to catch this, it would be worth it. I have been
> stuck working with people who don't like it and view programming as a
> stage, albeit unpleasant in their careers. I have never found it a
> positive experience.
> 
Ask them (in the interview) what kind of computer equipment they have
at home---and what programming projects they work on, one their own.
If they are programming for free, for fun, then they *must* like it.

Yeah, I dislike people who learn programming because "it's a good career."

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