Penqwin

Hey, I'm in Calgary now too, send me a message and I can get you a coffee, unless you don't want something warm?

-13 farenheit. So far in Calgary, it's -21 now but "FEELS" like -31, which is -24 farenheit.

Though in cold places we have this thing called Windchill. essentially how fast does it take make the object outside to be the same temperature. EG. If you take a cold steak and put it on the counter, it will take x hours for it to get to room temperature. Same applies for people in the warm house and step outside, how fast does it take you to get to the temperature outside, the more "windchill" the colder it seems because your body temp is dropping faster than normal.

I'll use this example.

you interview someone, and part of the test, you ask for someone to code a script for you for a certain programming language, something you view as basic yet fair and challenging.

The person responds that they don't have any idea, and since this is the most basic of requirement, you decided they are not a good fit.

They respond back a day later with the code you asked for, with the comment; they did not know, yet they did some investigation and studying to come up with what you wanted.

How would you gauge that particular person?

I apologize if I comment in this way, I've never engaged in an AMA before.

That's interesting to hear, I always see a lot of people promote education. If you don't view formal education as a major criteria, how would you gauge someone's potential?

To expand on this, a lot of people look at education as - you work hard and applied yourself, so you logically are a good choice, and we see this all the time that Education trumps experience almost all the time.

FYI - I will volunteer for free! :D

are you hiring? and if so, what are some of the criteria you look for in an employee?