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Regardless of whether you consider yourself an imposter, do ask clarifying questions! They are generally expected from candidates. If you're not asking them, yo
by kjgkjhfkjf 9y ago
Regardless of whether you consider yourself an imposter, do ask clarifying questions! They are generally expected from candidates. If you're not asking them, you're probably hurting your chances.
Source: I interview lots of candidates for SWE positions.
- scarmig 9y agoQuestions are often under specified for exactly this reason: to test ability to ask questions when necessary. Even if the problem is fully specified, asking clarifying questions is considered a good signal in any interview I've ever conducted.
- alacombe 9y ago> Questions are often under specified for exactly this reason: to test ability to ask questions when necessary. Unless you deviate from the script the [incompetent] interviewer expect, in which case, you are toasted.
- amarkov 9y agoIf you can't make yourself understood to the average engineer at a company, I think it's fair to say there's not a good fit between you and the company.
- alacombe 9y agos/engineers/managers/... Who probably ended up there to limit their collateral damage to the company, ie. followed the Peter principle.
- khedoros1 9y agoI'd say that if you're in a technical interview with a non-technical manager, you may've chosen the wrong company to interview with. And if it's a non-technical portion of the interview and you have trouble making yourself understood (to a manager), you're back to the "it's not a good fit" conclusion.