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I don't know if something like this exists, but I think this should be named as some kind of "oral exam bias". Probably some of his candidates didn't know it be

by sebnap 9y ago

I don't know if something like this exists, but I think this should be named as some kind of "oral exam bias". Probably some of his candidates didn't know it better. But personally I think it's how you ask the questions. If you setup the stage, you are psychologically priming them with some concepts before, if you ask them now a simple question their answer is the first thing that comes to their mind. Like with this game: What's the color of the white house? White! What's the color of ...? White! What do cows drink? Milk! Hahaha. So many of the OP's candidates could have performed better in a realistic environment than with his "simple" questions, a computer doesn't ask you, even in 10 years experience. The experience only changes your intuition about the problems you could potentially run into if you want to approach the given problem. But storing numbers, is not a problem, it's a simple question. That's why you get simple answers. Give them work to do for a weekend, and pay them.

brudgers 9y ago
To me, it is purely a communication issue. If the candidate is giving the wrong sort of answer, either they don't know or they don't understand the question fully. If the candidate does not know, then it is an opportunity for the candidate to learn. If the candidate did not understand the question, it is an opportunity for the interviewer to learn...or to explain what they are looking for. How the interviewer handles this situation probably says something about the company culture. If the candidate does not know the answer, there is an opportunity for the interviewer to channel Julia Evans talking about strace. If the candidate does not understand the gist of the question, then there is a need for the interviewer to provide clearer direction. The article provides a list of causes for candidates' inability to satisfactorily answer the question. All of them are more complex than investigating the immediate context of the interview and none of them require self-reflection by the interviewer

by sebnap 9y ago

brudgers 9y ago

To me, it is purely a communication issue. If the candidate is giving the wrong sort of answer, either they don't know or they don't understand the question fully. If the candidate does not know, then it is an opportunity for the candidate to learn. If the candidate did not understand the question, it is an opportunity for the interviewer to learn...or to explain what they are looking for. How the interviewer handles this situation probably says something about the company culture. If the candidate does not know the answer, there is an opportunity for the interviewer to channel Julia Evans talking about strace. If the candidate does not understand the gist of the question, then there is a need for the interviewer to provide clearer direction. The article provides a list of causes for candidates' inability to satisfactorily answer the question. All of them are more complex than investigating the immediate context of the interview and none of them require self-reflection by the interviewer