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" describe a time they solved a difficult problem." I actually like this type of question either as being interviewer or the interviewee. At least it allows me
by maxxxxx 8y ago
" describe a time they solved a difficult problem."
I actually like this type of question either as being interviewer or the interviewee. At least it allows me to demonstrate the thought process I put into a problem I actually encountered instead of talking about stuff I never had the need to do like a lot of algorithmic stuff.
- CobrastanJorji 8y agoI like them as an interviewee, but as an interviewer I find that they can be very challenging to grade in a consistent way. The upside to "invert a binary tree" type questions is that it's a lot easier to put together a rubric (although the downsides are myriad).
- maxxxxx 8y agoAs an interviewer I also like to follow the thought process. I have had candidates who could solve a lot of questions pretty quickly but as soon as the question deviated a little from the regular path they were completely lost and had no ability to adapt. I am really happy with stories that follow a path like "Tried A, didn't work because of X, then tried B, didn't work because of Y, then tried C and things came together".