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The lesson based on your experience could be the advice you gave. But it could also be: Don't get your expectations too high. If you have achieved something in
by fizixer 10y ago
The lesson based on your experience could be the advice you gave. But it could also be:
Don't get your expectations too high. If you have achieved something in your programming career already, you've done it. Something to be proud of. "Bad" interviewing practices of top companies, and the outcomes that follow, don't and shouldn't undermine your self-worth. Just take the whole interviewing experience as a chance to meet new people, have a mentally stimulating exchange, and that's it. If they hire you, great; you were able to capitalize (in one very specific, and by far not the only, way) on your achievements. If they don't, you go back to doing the great stuff you're already doing.
- justin66 10y ago> Just take the whole interviewing experience as a chance to meet new people, have a mentally stimulating exchange, and that's it. You're not wrong, but if one needs to put a premium on their time it's a little more complicated than that. Particularly if you need to take time off and travel for an interview, it'd be nice if the whole thing was more than a minor social experience.
- fizixer 10y agoYeah I should've mentioned that. Well I guess I did in a way when I started by saying either the lesson from the blog post or the lesson that I talked about. To summarize, if you put a premium on your time then we reach the conclusion in the blog post. If you are willing to reduce the premium, then we have the alternative conclusion that I suggested.