On 17 December 2012 22:13, Peter Stuge <pe...@stuge.se> wrote: > Duncan wrote: >> Apparently, IRC is a hard requirement. At least the one final >> evaluation must be done on IRC. > > I understand why online communication is not everyone's prefered format. > > I guess that the IRC part of the recruitment is not very formal, I > don't know as I haven't seen one, but in general I would expect that > it is simply a lightweight substitute for going to the pub and having > a chat in person, or talking on the phone to a friend. > > I further guess that if you would prefer a chat with someone over the > phone then that could work just as well. > > That said, I find that IRC is a useful tool for developers sometimes. > It's not mandatory by any means, and sometimes it's just a huge time > sink, and a little bit like filing bugs it isn't mandatory, but it > *can* be useful. > > > //Peter >
Nowadays, I use google docs ( and I am also open to g+ and skype interviews as well ). So IRC is not an absolute requirement. -- Regards, Markos Chandras / Gentoo Linux Developer / Key ID: B4AFF2C2
