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Android /iOS Development – Candidate evaluation

Hello Rodinhooders!

One of Alok’s last posts (one on remembering Steve Jobs) made me reevaluate my long term plans and how little of mobile technology I had included in my long term strategy. I am now looking to hire an android developer in my team. The truth is that I have zero knowledge of app development. 

I will be posting JD’s on job portals soon but where I am lacking is how to evaluate candidates. I know a little of PHP and my basic criteria of hiring someone is on the basis of the projects they have completed in the past. However at the same time, I do not want to lose out on a potentially good candidate who just wants to start his career in app development. Can anyone help me here? Any online tests I can put the candidates through? Any other pointers on hiring developers in this area.

Thank you. 

Rajat