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It provides a diversity of opinion. You might be surprised at how much disagreement there is about most candidates. Its probably one of the few parts of the pr
by cdoxsey 8y ago
It provides a diversity of opinion. You might be surprised at how much disagreement there is about most candidates.
Its probably one of the few parts of the process that actually makes sense, but the fact that people rarely agree belies the deeper problems with tech interviews.
The selection criteria is way too subjective and the bar at so many companies set artificially high.
In my experience your best bet is still to know someone on the inside.
Though even that doesn't always work. A former intern of mine was rejected for a full time job at the company because he was "shy". Mind you this was someone who built something still running in production today.
I do 3 or more interviews a week and the process seems like complete nonsense. (but its my job so I do what Im asked)
- stevenwoo 8y agoDid they do something to correct the intern not being hired or they just wanted extroverts/loud people? I've erred on the wrong side going the other way, recall one interview on a team where I thought something was off with the candidate because they were so abrasive and then they got into a shouting match with one of my teammates (we thought they were fighting in the conference room), but when it came down to it I didn't want to be the only no and reject them. That was my fault because they turned out to really be a sociopath after a couple of months.