The Ruby Colored Box

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by trptcolin • 14 years ago

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astrodust• 14 years ago

If you're an active open-source developer and you've put in time creating and maintaining open-source tools, then you've proven yourself.

I don't think saying you want to side-step the usual white-board shennanigans is elitism. It's saying "I've reached the point in my career where I do not want to have to work from the bottom on up every time I get hired".

Would you ask a prospective CEO to dismantle and reassemble the interview chair to test their ability to run a software company? Probably not. You'd only have them in the room if they had a proven track-record that pre-qualified them for the position.

The interview of an established, qualified candidate should be about finding out if the candidate is a good fit, not if they're technically competent or able to fit people, dogs and goats into rowboats in the dead of night with only one flashlight on hand.

The Ruby Colored Box

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