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IT Recruiters - how do you test candidates?
Started this discussion. Last reply by IT Recruitment Jan 16. 11 Replies 2 Likes
Hello,For all IT recruiters - how do you test candidates to see where they stand in terms of skill & knowledge ?Do you use any tools, if yes, could you share your opinion on them ?thanks!Continue
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Skillmeter replied to Mike's discussion 'Screening Candidates'"Screening is tough. You need to assess many things like: candidate's skills, its psihological profile, how well does it fit in the company's environment, etc. And yes, it happens all the time to have candidates that refuse to…"
IT Recruitment replied to Skillmeter's discussion 'IT Recruiters - how do you test candidates?'"
Our IT recruitment process ensures that we deliver candidates able to make an immediate, positive impact on your business. It begins with a thorough Resource Request.
• Account Manager and client develop a Resource Request for…"
Mahesh Karwa replied to Skillmeter's discussion 'IT Recruiters - how do you test candidates?'"
Sure would like to know more. Thanks.
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Skillmeter replied to Skillmeter's discussion 'IT Recruiters - how do you test candidates?'"I totally agree that pairing with a Lead for the interview is "a key" for success.
Being a lead myself for the last 7 years, I attended tons of interviews with my recruiters, in which I:
- challenged the candidates on their technical…"
Mahesh Karwa replied to Skillmeter's discussion 'IT Recruiters - how do you test candidates?'"Besides an aptitude test and a technical test, I rely heavily on an interview in which I discuss a) some of their incorrect responses in the tests b) their recent technical assignments. For b), I mostly look at their ability to present the big…"
Malia Jorgensen replied to Skillmeter's discussion 'IT Recruiters - how do you test candidates?'"Ryan - I used to work for a staffing firm, but now I'm recruiter for a consulting firm - hiring for our own teams. The pairing session usually involves working together (candidate and a lead developer - each on their own lap tops) to…"
Ryan Leary replied to Skillmeter's discussion 'IT Recruiters - how do you test candidates?'"Malia - What is a pairing session? How will that help?
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Malia Jorgensen replied to Skillmeter's discussion 'IT Recruiters - how do you test candidates?'"We first do a 30 minute technical phone screen and then we have candidates do a pairing session with someone who is a lead."
"We test candidates using http://codility.com/
You have access to many programming languages. Cost effective, simple and quick. I would highly recommend it.
When in a face to face interview on a white board for Dev role we have in…"
George Pitts replied to Skillmeter's discussion 'IT Recruiters - how do you test candidates?'"WOW! I think that is awesome. I just requested an invite on your site."
Skillmeter replied to Skillmeter's discussion 'IT Recruiters - how do you test candidates?'"Thanks George for your answer.
That's exactly the process I followed until now so I decided to simplify by creating a tool called Skillmeter. It is not yet open publicly but feel free to ask for an invite and I will let you know once it…"
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