Review: Google's Byteboard (A New Way to Interview Tech Talent)

Many developers, technical hiring managers, and even recruiters have heard of "Cracking the Coding Interview" by Gayle Laakmann McDowell. From my experience of interviewing for coding and testing jobs, I've learned that the recruiting process will change as the demands for talent also change. Naturally, it's time to see this process change with the landscape of new talent (even if big businesses continue to lag behind). With many new start-ups and small businesses looking to take their share of the market, the next generation of talent should consider their opportunities and no longer feel intimidated by recruiters or the recruiting process. In my opinion, the interviewing process has always been talked about mutual benefits but in reality have mostly, if not always, benefited the interviewer. But, how would talented interviewees shift more of the benefits to their side of the scale in an interview process?

Taking quizzes on HackerRank is cool. Throwing up all over a Whiteboard to showing code matching algorithms for problem solving is classic. Flexing a GitHub of finished projects is nice. However, none of these show a developer's team chemistry on a new feature which is now essential. And, many technical interviews are now happening online (rather than in-person). Teams don't automatically increase productivity due to talent alone. So, could Byteboard be the answer that talented teams and developers are looking for? Time shall tell.

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https://www.blog.google/technology/area-120/byteboard-interview-measures-for-essential-engineering-skills/

A Comedy Skit on Job Interviews - Enjoy!

References

• https://youtu.be/d_MZgNSv2Fk (Purpose of Job Interview by Derick)
• https://youtu.be/BN0B4mOtwX0 (Tips to Coding Interviews by Gayle)
• https://youtu.be/zhUgaKb0s5A (How We Hire @Google)