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Except that is not how it ends up. Candidates who get/take hints are largely de-ranked over those who "solved 3 questions flawlessly without any inputs within
by flashgordon 8y ago
Except that is not how it ends up. Candidates who get/take hints are largely de-ranked over those who "solved 3 questions flawlessly without any inputs within an hour" as are those candidates who bring in an approach that the interviewers did not have in their mind.
Source: Am one of those types of tech interviewers at one of those types of tech companies and also part of the HC having reviewed thousands of interview feedback!
- deanCommie 8y agoIf you're doing only technical questions, you're doing it wrong. Spend half the time on behavioural questions, and half on tech, and suddenly you'll find it easier to justify hiring a well rounded engineer who needed a couple of hints over an unblinking automaton who can solve questions flawlessly yet would struggle with any real-life ambiguity.
- flashgordon 8y agoYou are spot on. Most of these tech rounds are a mix of coding, behavioral and design rounds (even the lunch interview matters). But when judging on coding ability, I'd be cautious of rejecting candidates with real world experience but may not be able to afford a good month of dedicated leetcode practise.