What matters the most when hiring a programmer?

[javapenguin]

If you are the owner of a certain company and you are in need of programmers, what are the qualifications you require? Do you believe that all or most good programmers are college graduates or graduates of computer related courses?

[softtouch]

No, I totally disagree the sentence regarding collage graduate.
I am in the programming business since 1980, and all good programmer I know are not graduate in any computer related subject. They are all "computer freaks", using the computer as a hobby, self-studying by doing.

If I would hire a programmer, I would not care a little what collage graduation he/she has. I would look at his/her experience, how he/she react to certain programming related questions.

Anyway, thats my opinion.

[eax]

Experience, Experience, Experience

[cloud]

Quote: Originally Posted by eax Experience, Experience, Experience

experience is the best teacher. not all programming languages are taught @ school. what you are studying today might be already obsolete when you graduate, that is the downside of IT.

[javapenguin]

I totally agree with you guys but how come most of the hiring you see in the newspaper ads require at least a BS degree?

[benzfox]

programming is a skill, its doesnt rely on educational background, its the ACCESS of the GLobalization

[eax]

Quote: Originally Posted by javapenguin I totally agree with you guys but how come most of the hiring you see in the newspaper ads require at least a BS degree?

Para nako ang naa sa newspaper is for formality lang.

[javapenguin]

What do you mean by

Quote: Originally Posted by benzfox its the ACCESS of the GLobalization

?

[digitalsuperman]

1. Logic(Analytical Skills)
2. Experience...

[silent-kill]

1. ability to learn new concepts/languages
2. passion
3. commonsense
4. interest
5. 21-25 years old female with pleasing personality at least 5.2 in height with full photo on biodata

[sideon]

Communication skills is important. In this way you'll be able to deliver/share your thoughts and idea to your client in a way that there's no misunderstanding. If dont have this, you can be only a plain programmer - a coder that do what the designer want him to do, you cant be a sofware engineer.

[cen]

Quote: Originally Posted by softtouch_ph No, I totally disagree the sentence regarding collage graduate. If I would hire a programmer, I would not care a little what collage graduation he/she has. I would look at his/her experience, how he/she react to certain programming related questions. Anyway, thats my opinion.

I've ask my boss month ago and he told me the same thing...

[psyd_1]

attitude + experience

[silent-kill]

its not that important but.. if i have to choose

between a person with a diploma vs a person without a diploma, given that they have the same experience/expertise... ill choose the one with the diploma.

[javapenguin]

Quote: Originally Posted by silent-kill its not that important but.. if i have to choose between a person with a diploma vs a person without a diploma, given that they have the same experience/expertise... ill choose the one with the diploma.

What if the one without diploma belongs to your fifth criteria?

5. 21-25 years old female with pleasing personality at least 5.2 in height with full photo on biodata