This is intended as a page to reference the material already here on WardsWiki related to hiring a programmer. ---- Anyway, here are some references: * HiringPatterns * GuerrillaGuideToInterviewing ** In this, Joel says the #1 cardinal criteria for getting hired at Fog Creek are: *** Smart *** GetsThingsDone * JobInterviews ** DesignChallengesForInterview ** ProgrammingChallengesForInterview ** InterviewingWithCodeSamples ** InterviewingStrategy * http://www.artima.com/wbc/interprog.html * http://www.jrothman.com/weblog/htpblogger.html * http://www.possibility.com/epowiki/?page=InterviewQuestions Humor (HaHaOnlySerious): * http://wiki.pragprog.com/cgi-bin/wiki.cgi?AnneLearnsToRecruit ---- See also CategoryEmployment