There’s all kinds of theories about how to get good programmers. You could separate Sheep from Goats with Jeff Atwood or experience the madness which is Interview 2.0 with extra riddles. Alternatively you could trust yourself to the force with Tech Splurge.
The methodology is simple but breathtakingly effective. When you contact a candidate with perhaps some direction to the interview or a pre-screening test simply append this simple line to the end of the mail
Use it wisely and only for good.
Any true geeky tech spod will immediately recognise the Star Wars-ness of the statement and will not be able resist replying in the same vain. So if the response is a boring old “Thank you for your response and I look forward to seeing you in due course” then I’m sorry you haven’t passed the test and we won’t be pursuing your application. However if the response is permeated with references to light sabres, X-wings and Princess Leila then you’ve found your ideal candidate. Employ immediately.
I’ve already done the ground work and test ran the phrase with developer colleagues and we are talking an impressive 100% hit rate. Every one of them replies with a Darth Vader image, a Yoda impression or some other Star Wars ephemera. It’s eerily effective.
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