I've had moderate success discussing Rust (a language we hire for) at moderately low levels.
Ie, i've had the thought that it's difficult to bullshit topics with any depth. Even basic questions, why isn't an Rc safe to send to a thread? How does an Rc work? What is the difference between an Rc and an Arc? etc
I'm happy to accept "i don't know", those are valuable too. But the whole conversation process led me to believe a lot about the candidate. We've hired 10+ juniors and seniors with this process and i've not felt cheated yet.
I still feel like i need to find a way to open up people who "freeze". I do that myself, so i can relate, and my strategy of interviewing is pretty 1:1. Still though, i've had more faith in it than live/take-home tests.
Ie, i've had the thought that it's difficult to bullshit topics with any depth. Even basic questions, why isn't an Rc safe to send to a thread? How does an Rc work? What is the difference between an Rc and an Arc? etc
I'm happy to accept "i don't know", those are valuable too. But the whole conversation process led me to believe a lot about the candidate. We've hired 10+ juniors and seniors with this process and i've not felt cheated yet.
I still feel like i need to find a way to open up people who "freeze". I do that myself, so i can relate, and my strategy of interviewing is pretty 1:1. Still though, i've had more faith in it than live/take-home tests.