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Craig,
I avoid the Googling problem on phone interviews by giving a test that is unique and relevant to the company. We're small enough that I can use it for a large number of interviews.
Using this technique has eliminated many interviewees that tried to Google their way through the interview. I had one candidate with "Excellent C/C++" abilities tell me at the end of the interview "I didn't expect to have to write any code. I just expected knowledge questions".
Do things differently from every one else and you have a solid way to screen candidates. By teh time we get someone in for an onsite interview we let them Google all they want to solve the problem we give them.
The Non-Programming Programmer
I find it difficult to believe, but the reports keep pouring in via Twitter and email: many candidates who show up for programming job interviews can't program. At all. Consider this recent email from Mike Lin: The article Why Can't Programmers... Program? changed the way I did interviews. I ...
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