Idea is good, but I think having more difficult screens and letting companies choose from a selection is a must.
Posting to an API endpoint is too trivial; I doubt it filters out too many applicants. What's more, if I'm hiring for a senior role, there might be many experienced, smart candidates who aren't sufficiently experienced in what's specifically required by the role, what the startup does, etc.
Filtering up front from among a group who, e.g., all have 5-6 years of production Python experience would be more useful.
Definitely wanna make it harder. but as it stands it takes out about 2 thirds of applicants. I get feedback such as "I can't submit any data on that page because there's no form to submit". -> people with certificates and 8+ years of experience according to their CV.
You overestimate many people out there. These are the people I wanna filter out. Even if this is the first time you see an API endpoint like this, it's a google search away to figure it out.
As it stands it tests for:
- reading docs;
- using google;
- detail-orientedness;
- knowing how to use git;
and that's about it. Many people do not pass this test in the real world, HN is a very specific demographic with a lot of skills compared to the average person who calls themselves a developer.
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It's not as simple as a single API call, and it will get harder.
Should take 5 minutes for someone experienced to do this (if they do it slowly), hours for someone not experienced.
What do you think?
Posting to an API endpoint is too trivial; I doubt it filters out too many applicants. What's more, if I'm hiring for a senior role, there might be many experienced, smart candidates who aren't sufficiently experienced in what's specifically required by the role, what the startup does, etc.
Filtering up front from among a group who, e.g., all have 5-6 years of production Python experience would be more useful.
You'd be surprised.
You overestimate many people out there. These are the people I wanna filter out. Even if this is the first time you see an API endpoint like this, it's a google search away to figure it out.
As it stands it tests for: - reading docs; - using google; - detail-orientedness; - knowing how to use git;
and that's about it. Many people do not pass this test in the real world, HN is a very specific demographic with a lot of skills compared to the average person who calls themselves a developer.
But what you suggest is for Q1 next year: https://trello.com/b/YlUmnkGt/pre-screendev-feature-roadmap
Definitely wanna test more skills, without making it too long of a test for someone experienced.
Cheers for the feedback!