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I feel your pain. I've managed to do enough interviews that I no longer appear to be nervous, but my brain still just does not work correctly when in an interv
by jcadam 11y ago
I feel your pain. I've managed to do enough interviews that I no longer appear to be nervous, but my brain still just does not work correctly when in an interview situation. Hell, I once used a goto during an interview for a C++ job because I was so stressed out I could not recall the concept of loops.
I have literally hung up the phone after a live(remote) coding interview and had the answer to the problem that had stumped me pop into my head seconds later. Similar things have happened with driving/flying home from an on-site whiteboard interview.
My best-ever interview performance came after a year of looking for a new job. I was so beaten down and emotionally exhausted I showed up for a coding interview knowing I would fail, and I just did not care. No stress. Got the job.
So I guess that would be the secret for me, I have to not care if I get the job or not. Easier said than done.