5 Interview Phases to Find the Best Programmers

Finding the right programmers can be a chore. Make the process easy for yourself.

There may not be a perfect set of interview questions to find A+ programmers, but there is a basic flow you can use to maximize the efficiency of your screening process and end up with top tier programming talent.

With this five phase approach you can begin to master the hiring process for A+ programming talent. Define what you want (and what you need) up front and then follow this formulaic, bottom-up approach. Gradually screen out unqualified candidates quickly and easily, and then end up with a small set of the strongest candidates to pick from at the end.