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by tim775 2228 days ago
I like this. Interviews are really hard for both parties. It's at least as difficult to evaluate someone's skills and potential as it is for someone to demonstrate them. I can see how this would be useful as a screening tool, but I'm really interested in using it for live interviews to eliminate the power imbalance that happens when one person already knows the answer. I want to spin up a scenario then give it to the candidate and my technical interviewer at the same time, sight unseen and let them work on it together. I think this could get me a lot closer to answering "can you work with this person?" instead of just "can they answer your questions?". Good luck!
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Hey! That's a great idea too - testing the candidate in a team / pair with your own team will really help the discussion of thought as well, vs just knowing the commands to run and troubleshoot the system.