It'll be interesting to see if/when OnLive launches how this affects the gaming industry. Moving everything to a single-platform online-only producer-to-customer distribution model is definitely going to throw a wrench in the current business model.
Also makes me wonder if OnLive's potential for success is part of the reason why we haven't heard any news on new console development in awhile...
www.stereotypefinder.com - a buddy and I wrote this back in the day to take advantage of google's "auto complete" search queries. The numbers correspond to the # of websites that will answer the query.
I read about this a few months ago, but a few companies have implemented the idea of "Extreme Interviewing", modeled after eXtreme Programming. The general idea is that you pair applicants with existing staff members and have them work together through a series of exercises. Your existing staff is told to identify candidates based "on their ability to think critically, ask good questions and finally on their ability to make their partner look good." The exercises are modeled after activities that would normally be performed in the workplace and position they're applying for. There's usually 3 or so exercises, where the applicants are mixed up between different staff members.
Using this approach you can easily identify candidates who are willing to help other team members as opposed to making themselves look good, and those who are willing and able to draw on knowledge from their teammates. Some places will select candidates for a 2nd interview with the same layout, but involving actual projects and tasks for the company they're applying to. Best of all, no one feels like they're taking a test, your staff get involved in the hiring process and help ensure your company culture stays intact, and you get to measure performance metrics that actually matter as opposed to how well someone can regurgitate definitions and method signatures.
Of course, this might not work as well from a remote location, but if your company does regularly telecommute between development locations (mine does) you could adapt the process to include that.
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It'll be interesting to see if/when OnLive launches how this affects the gaming industry. Moving everything to a single-platform online-only producer-to-customer distribution model is definitely going to throw a wrench in the current business model. Also makes me wonder if OnLive's potential for success is part of the reason why we haven't heard any news on new console development in awhile...
www.stereotypefinder.com - a buddy and I wrote this back in the day to take advantage of google's "auto complete" search queries. The numbers correspond to the # of websites that will answer the query.
I read about this a few months ago, but a few companies have implemented the idea of "Extreme Interviewing", modeled after eXtreme Programming. The general idea is that you pair applicants with existing staff members and have them work together through a series of exercises. Your existing staff is told to identify candidates based "on their ability to think critically, ask good questions and finally on their ability to make their partner look good." The exercises are modeled after activities that would normally be performed in the workplace and position they're applying for. There's usually 3 or so exercises, where the applicants are mixed up between different staff members.
Using this approach you can easily identify candidates who are willing to help other team members as opposed to making themselves look good, and those who are willing and able to draw on knowledge from their teammates. Some places will select candidates for a 2nd interview with the same layout, but involving actual projects and tasks for the company they're applying to. Best of all, no one feels like they're taking a test, your staff get involved in the hiring process and help ensure your company culture stays intact, and you get to measure performance metrics that actually matter as opposed to how well someone can regurgitate definitions and method signatures.
Of course, this might not work as well from a remote location, but if your company does regularly telecommute between development locations (mine does) you could adapt the process to include that.