The trouble is that the determination of "fast enough" is provided by a senior developer who has 2 years of experience with that toolchain, and that's a ridiculous expectation.
Given a weekend, I can come up to speed well enough on an unfamiliar toolchain to start being productive. Given a month, my productivity is going to be high enough to be good enough for any shop that isn't looking for rock stars.
I interview candidates on their fundamental skills and ability to solve problems. If you're reasonably intelligent, can communicate well, and have logical and higher-order thinking skills, I don't care what tools you've used in the past. Many times I've recommended someone who has absolutely zero experience with the tools my team uses.
> The trouble is that the determination of "fast enough" is provided by a senior developer who has 2 years of experience with that toolchain, and that's a ridiculous expectation.
I dont think it's a ridiculous expectation.
People rarely apply for Django jobs if all they know and have been working with is Java and have never coded a Django app.
However, I think the OP is severely biased and blinded by their viewpoint as an employer and have failed to view it from the viewpoint of an employee who's so frustrated with their current employer that they are willing to put up with hours of looking for job posts, doing background research on companies, filling out forms, following up on applications, answering random trivia questions and random take home assignments at the end of their full work day
> I interview candidates on their fundamental skills and ability to solve problems. If you're reasonably intelligent, can communicate well, and have logical and higher-order thinking skills, I don't care what tools you've used in the past. Many times I've recommended someone who has absolutely zero experience with the tools my team uses.
This sounds so refreshing and atypical of the standard interview that I would love to give this a go.
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Given a weekend, I can come up to speed well enough on an unfamiliar toolchain to start being productive. Given a month, my productivity is going to be high enough to be good enough for any shop that isn't looking for rock stars.
I interview candidates on their fundamental skills and ability to solve problems. If you're reasonably intelligent, can communicate well, and have logical and higher-order thinking skills, I don't care what tools you've used in the past. Many times I've recommended someone who has absolutely zero experience with the tools my team uses.