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I was once in an interview where the interviewer was a hard ass. Asking all kids of hard questions about languages I knew, then he got deeper and asked about sp
by joeax 11y ago
I was once in an interview where the interviewer was a hard ass. Asking all kids of hard questions about languages I knew, then he got deeper and asked about specifics into those languages. Then started asking about really abstract stuff like different sorting algorithms, OOP concepts like polymorphism, etc. I felt I was holding my own but as the interview went on the interviewer seemed to grow more impatient and irritable. Needless to say I left the interview thinking I blew it. Two days later I got a call from the recruiter saying I was their top choice and got an offer soon after.
P.S. It turned out that guy was just grouchy because he had interviewed so many underwhelming candidates. He admitted he was just trying to break me.
- pgodzin 11y agoTrying to break a candidate seems to be very related issue to the one the article is talking about. Most people will take that kind of interviewer attitude as a negative experience that reflects poorly on the company and would make them less interested in taking the job. The goal of the interviewer should be to evaluate a candidate, not dig and dig until you find a weakness. If it takes that much effort it's not worth doing in the first place.
- joeax 11y agoAgree. Luckily attitudes have shifted over the years and companies realize there's too much risk in alienating a good candidate.
- kvcrawford 11y ago> He admitted he was just trying to break me Sounds like a great guy to work with.
- joeax 11y agoHe softened up a bit after a year. Some people you just have to win their respect.