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Speed and no trivia / bullshit interview question. Interviews should be assessing me on the skills I’ll need to get the job done, not recanting some data struct
by thatswrong0 8y ago
Speed and no trivia / bullshit interview question. Interviews should be assessing me on the skills I’ll need to get the job done, not recanting some data structure or algorithm to solve a problem that’s unlike anything I’ll ever actually deal with.
Ask me about my past projects and decisions I made and mistakes I made and what I’d do differently. Sit down with me and actually code with me and get a feel for what that’s like. Ask me to how I’d design some actually realistic system, and drill into the details of each.
I shouldn’t have to train to pass an interview. Prepare, yes. Practice a bunch of problems unrelated to the job at hand, no thank you.