Comments on: Things to consider before you hire Indian programmer http://tomasz.korwel.net/2006/07/15/things-to-consider-before-you-hire-indian-programmer/ programmer, administrator, engineer - my everyday fights with reality Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:31:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ansil http://tomasz.korwel.net/2006/07/15/things-to-consider-before-you-hire-indian-programmer/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Ansil Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:42:34 +0000 http://tomasz.korwel.net/2006/07/15/things-to-consider-before-you-hire-indian-programmer/#comment-53 the key point is the interview, give the candidate a white board and ask hime to write simple code ,like reversing a linked list ,or finding a substring. Guess what ,fakes cannot easily pass thru easily when ur interview becomes more practical orineted. and dont be skewed by seeing the certificates of the candidate This works :grin: the key point is the interview,
give the candidate a white board and ask hime to write simple code ,like reversing a linked list ,or finding a substring.
Guess what ,fakes cannot easily pass thru easily when ur interview becomes more practical orineted.

and dont be skewed by seeing the certificates of the candidate
This works :grin:

]]> By: Vinit http://tomasz.korwel.net/2006/07/15/things-to-consider-before-you-hire-indian-programmer/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Vinit Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:49:50 +0000 http://tomasz.korwel.net/2006/07/15/things-to-consider-before-you-hire-indian-programmer/#comment-37 My own experience leads me to agree with you. However, it's very important for you to not sterotype. For example, going with the title of your post, I could ask you to consider her skill set before you question your friend Sandhya. Like the other programmers you interview, and like me she is Indian too, right?! There is such a demand of programmers in India that even medicore ones can easily get hired and it takes months to remove a wrong-hire. Still, that does not mean that there are more good programmers in India compared to all programmers in total in many other countries. So interview smart. My own experience leads me to agree with you.
However, it’s very important for you to not sterotype.

For example, going with the title of your post, I could ask you to consider her skill set before you question your friend Sandhya. Like the other programmers you interview, and like me she is Indian too, right?!

There is such a demand of programmers in India that even medicore ones can easily get hired and it takes months to remove a wrong-hire.
Still, that does not mean that there are more good programmers in India compared to all programmers in total in many other countries. So interview smart.

]]> By: Michael http://tomasz.korwel.net/2006/07/15/things-to-consider-before-you-hire-indian-programmer/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Michael Wed, 19 Jul 2006 19:01:51 +0000 http://tomasz.korwel.net/2006/07/15/things-to-consider-before-you-hire-indian-programmer/#comment-5 That's just as likely with any person you may hire though. I've known programming companies who hire people and asl for "ideally someone who programs in X" where X is a language that does not exist just to weed out the fakers. :roll: I like that you provide advice though (i.e., add up the years in someone's resum??©) and not just rant, it's the mark of a good blogger. You can have a place on my blogroll ;) That’s just as likely with any person you may hire though.

I’ve known programming companies who hire people and asl for “ideally someone who programs in X” where X is a language that does not exist just to weed out the fakers. :roll:

I like that you provide advice though (i.e., add up the years in someone’s resum??©) and not just rant, it’s the mark of a good blogger. You can have a place on my blogroll ;)

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