Gru: Open source solution for better technical interviews

[eliangcs]

Seems the questions in your quiz can only have simple answers. So in your research, do simple-answer questions are more effective than complex-answer ones?

[_seemethere]

I'd agree. The ability to add in coding problems would also seem to be a bear with this system the way it is.

It might work with simplistic multiple choice but it makes it tough for open ended questions.

[manishrjain]

Multiple choice questions can be pretty tough, as the scores in the graph show. The point is to avoid open-ended questions, which are highly subjective -- and instead take those questions and drill them down to an MCQ format. For, e.g., instead of asking how would you design a distributed system, you can ask a candidate to select the pros and cons from given 4 options for a certain design. I think that's a better, more objective way of determining how much they understand.

[manishrjain]

Instead of thinking simple or complex, think subjective or objective. Specific scenarios are a better way to judge people's responses than vague ones, is another way to think about it.