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The unwitting arrogance displayed by this guy and many others charged with interviewing in today's climate is often astounding. Here, jump through this random h
by sabat 17y ago
The unwitting arrogance displayed by this guy and many others charged with interviewing in today's climate is often astounding. Here, jump through this random hoop -- and you'd better be ready for this hoop, too! I'm sure it makes them feel quite good about themselves for being fortunate enough to be on the right side of the interview table.
I look forward to the next boom, when they will be begging smart people to take jobs. They probably won't get them.
- gridspy 17y agoOn my second interview at a past role I was asked to create a solution to a simple problem. I thought that what was wanted was something easily extensible. You can imagine my frustration at the third inverview when I discovered that I was expected to be playing code golf. Jumping through stupid, invisible hoops is a waste of everyone's time.
- tpearson 17y agoI think in many cases "random hoops" are useful in interviews - they show that you can modify your solution to accomodate unforeseen problems, and make sure you know the full scope of the problem (by asking questions about it) before jumping in with a solution.
- sabat 17y agoIf the actual job involved solving random problems in an instant, then these tests would make sense. As they are, they're really just statements of power: I have a job, you want a job, so I can make you jump through this hoop. I am great! Look at my little fiefdom.