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There's some logic to that. It's the one of the same reasons we have high stakes exams in school: to show what the individual can do under pressure. In an inter
by teachrdan 8y ago
There's some logic to that. It's the one of the same reasons we have high stakes exams in school: to show what the individual can do under pressure. In an interview setting you can't simulate what it's like to be at the end of a high-intensity sprint, but you can ask the candidate to answer a tough question on a whiteboard and (ideally) get a notion of how they work when the going gets tough.
- jriot 8y agoAs a former air traffic controller and now data scientist, nothing in this career field is ever done under any real pressure.
- dylanrw 8y agoBut what about that one time on Swordfish!? /s
- java-man 8y agotremendous respect to air traffic controllers. i cannot imagine the level of professionalism and responsibility these people must have! no amount of monetary compensation is enough, in my opinion.
- jriot 8y agoThanks. While everything you said is true, its also a hell of rush. Hardest part of changing careers ... no rush with a daily dose of dopamine.
- romaniv 8y agoThe pressure of a whiteboard interview has nothing in common with the pressure of a short deadline. It's like testing people for Tour de France by putting them on a unicycle.
- ztjio 8y agoNow there's a prologue I'd actually watch.
- java-man 8y agounless the job requires whiteboard coding, you are not testing for the job. an advice to candidate: when you've been asked to do whiteboard coding - run away. this is a negative signal.
- LaserToy 8y agoAnd what is it measuring exactly? In real life you don’t get the score. You either did it or not. Nobody cares about how you did it, only answer matters. And interviews are not pressuring, they are simple. No hard desisions, no anxiety whether it is going to work. You in and 5 hours later you out. Lame.