5 ms·

Really!! in 2 mins you would determine if someone can code or note how would you do that.

• rubashov 15y ago
  You can usually establish that someone can't code inside one minute, which happens surprisingly often. You ask: Explain virtual methods to me. If they have C or C++ on their resume you write a three line function that returns a pointer to a stack variable and ask them to explain what's wrong. If you feel like you even have to ask these questions your candidate selection process is badly broken, but the same approach scales up to all levels.
  • steve8918 15y ago
    I disagree. These days people just memorize the CareerCup e-book, and know the answers to almost every major question out there. I've had plenty of people who knew what a virtual function is, and not know how to code. People have gamed the interview system, it doesn't work anymore.
    • deleted 15y ago
      [deleted]
    • kamaal 15y ago
      I find this extremely common, especially among the job hopping crowd. Seems like the only thing they ever do keep reading interview questions all day. Do a horrible job at the current place and then hop to a new company for 30% hike 9 months later. Its sort of impossible to screen such people, because they have solutions to any interview question you can ever ask at the back of their hands.
  • deadmansshoes 15y ago
    "Explain virtual methods to me" - thereby ignoring anyone who can code in Python or Ruby, or anyone from VB.NET and several other languages where Overridable/Overrides is the terminology used.