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"But they do expect you to be able to reason from a problem statement to something approximating a solution." In under 45 minutes? Are you really concerned wit
by dclowd9901 11y ago
"But they do expect you to be able to reason from a problem statement to something approximating a solution."
In under 45 minutes? Are you really concerned with their ability to even naively solve an algorithmic problem in that time frame? I would think not. No, this is not only flawed, but it's so deeply flawed (and easily exploitable), that you're not even interviewing for skill set anymore, simply either 1) someone's luck for having been exposed to the problem before or 2) their ability to remember things they don't use day to day.
Congratulations, you're hiring lucky people or idiot savants.
- sagichmal 11y ago> In under 45 minutes? Yes, absolutely.
- aagha 11y agoMy friend recently got a job at a fund when her now boss asked her, "what are some of the more recent innovations in the Haswell chip set that might be advantageous to a fund". She had literally just read an article about this--out of pure coincidence--the day before, and she was able to recall it when the question was asked. She was offered the job on the spot.