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I solve this by being very clear with candidates ahead of time (i.e. days before the interview) about generally what I'm going to ask, and I've never had a cand
by pcsanwald 10y ago
I solve this by being very clear with candidates ahead of time (i.e. days before the interview) about generally what I'm going to ask, and I've never had a candidate tell me they couldn't recall at some some relevant details from a project. I am generally asking about experiences that were impactful and the lessons learned, not trying to test someone's recall ability.
- BurningFrog 10y agoThat helps. I've had questions like that sprung on me, and I just don't have any prepared war stories to talk about. I try to look forward and not dwell on the past. Or maybe that's how I rationalize bad memory. Either way, when asked about details of something I worked on 8 years ago, I don't have much to say.
- Anasufovic 10y agoYeah, my mind just seems to just abstract it all just into the lessons learned decoupled from its origin. The story is something I can rarely recall. But I was always more into talking about ideas rather than trading stories.
- BurningFrog 10y agoYeah, that describes me better than I could!