Most of the problems of coding interviews can be solved by good reference checking. Code problems in isolation will never expose how a developer will do when faced with real-world issues, users, QA, and teammates.
Why are people so afraid to pick up the phone and talk to references? I'm always happy to give out my references, and always delighted to talk about the good devs I've worked with, with specifics about what they've done.
Standardized tests don't work for schools and don't work for jobs.
> Why are people so afraid to pick up the phone and talk to references?
First, references are chosen by the candidate, so they are almost universally expected to say good things.
Second, many companies explicitly prohibit their employees from giving meaningful references about former employees. Relying on a process that needs people to violate company policies or to have moved on from the role wherein they worked with the candidate is not really a good idea.
Not to mention that in the industry I am in people will tell you the exact opposite about people. It makes sense, you want your worst people to work for competitors, and your best people to not.
Why are people so afraid to pick up the phone and talk to references? I'm always happy to give out my references, and always delighted to talk about the good devs I've worked with, with specifics about what they've done.
Standardized tests don't work for schools and don't work for jobs.