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smg 2830 days ago | parent | favorite | on: How to Find and Hire Amazing People, Part 1

Many startups eg justin.tv use programming problems to screen applications. Do you think this is a good idea? Why does Xobni not use something like that to prevent the avalanche of resumes that greets every job posting?

adamsmith 2830 days ago

Yes it seems like a great idea! It's the equivalent of the computational challenge approach in antispam. : )

That's good advice. I'll likely give it a shot next time around!

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