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From: Sebastian Pipping <sping@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [Gentoo Phoenix] recruitment process
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:48:21
Message-Id: 4BB7B797.5070102@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] [Gentoo Phoenix] recruitment process by "Jesus Rivero (Neurogeek)"
1 On 04/03/10 21:00, Jesus Rivero (Neurogeek) wrote:
2 > Maybe if we could find the way to make the knowledge found in
3 > quizzes be more "exciting" to new devs, then we could still have a
4 > strong recruitment process without the burden of completing the
5 > quizzes. So, what I propose is to transform the "quizzes" part of the
6 > process into a list of tasks the prospect should complete in order to
7 > gain the necessary ability to "pass". This ability could be measured
8 > in points or just by task completed.
9
10 Nice idea!
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13 > This doesn't address them either. But I really don't think this is
14 > the main issue that causes the problem :) So I guess these questions
15 > could remain in one "easy" quiz.
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17 While you mention the non-technical part: I imagine a gain out of moving
18 that part to the very end of recruiting: to when people know they almost
19 made it. Especially putting up these questions first, turns some people
20 away too: The problem is they get the wrong impression that being will
21 be about these boring things later on, but it isn't.
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23 Betelgeuse, what do you think?
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27 Sebastian

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Re: [gentoo-dev] [Gentoo Phoenix] recruitment process "Petteri Räty" <betelgeuse@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] [Gentoo Phoenix] recruitment process basile <basile@××××××××××××××.edu>