> Are you testing the candidate on what the job will actually require, and ONLY that?
As a hiring manager, I strive to evaluate for potential and adaptability, not a highly specific list of skills. I think many candidates prefer that, too, that they will be allowed and encouraged to learn how to do this job. I do not want to hire people that don’t want to learn or can’t do things they haven’t done before. And I may or may not even know exactly what the job will require. Do not assume your interviewer can tell you exactly what will happen once hired — they can’t! One thing I do know, for sure, is that the job will require communication with others, adaptability to changing requirements, and a willingness to learn the company’s workflow. I need to make sure those boxes are checked, sometimes more than I need to see how well someone knows jQuery or CUDA or sorting algorithms.
As a hiring manager, I strive to evaluate for potential and adaptability, not a highly specific list of skills. I think many candidates prefer that, too, that they will be allowed and encouraged to learn how to do this job. I do not want to hire people that don’t want to learn or can’t do things they haven’t done before. And I may or may not even know exactly what the job will require. Do not assume your interviewer can tell you exactly what will happen once hired — they can’t! One thing I do know, for sure, is that the job will require communication with others, adaptability to changing requirements, and a willingness to learn the company’s workflow. I need to make sure those boxes are checked, sometimes more than I need to see how well someone knows jQuery or CUDA or sorting algorithms.