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Proposal: Add to Your Job Description – Encyclopedic Knowledge of Syntax
I've been interviewing and I really don't see the point of this style of interview. You know where they quiz you on obscure language details. When a simple google query will answer the question. Don't get me wrong. I'm fine if you want to do this style of interview, but at least label the job description so I know not to waste your or my time.
- sharemywin 8y agoI get that it's a popular tech interview. And if you took a formal class in the subject you can probably blow throw those types of interviews.
- sharemywin 8y agoI fact why not create a list of simple to moderate tasks. And have them write out code snippets for each. But you're allowed to use an IDE and/or google.
- PaulHoule 8y agoIt is a demonstration of your people skills as much as technical. I was in a phone screen for a ML job and failed to recognize the term "regularization.". They explained what it meant and I realized I had been doing it all along and it turned out I did know the subject, just not the word. Software jobs require people who can master details; if you were a Pythoner I wouldn't expect you to know everything but I'd love to know that you've thought seriously about some aspect. If I wanted to hire somebody who was resentful about focusing on details I would be hiring a salesman!