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Hiring someone based on whether or not they know a particular algorithm that may or may not have any business relevance to their work, speaks to the process. Ob
by JMTQp8lwXL 7y ago
Hiring someone based on whether or not they know a particular algorithm that may or may not have any business relevance to their work, speaks to the process. Obviously the candidate was in the wrong here, but I question what this sort of teaser question actually buys you.
Experience and depth are varied. If you happen to ask a niche question where someone has a lot of depth, then you've identified perhaps deep knowledge on that narrow topic, but what about general problem solving and programming skills?
- noitsnot 7y agoI think you are correct in the issue here is the author is bad at interviewing and taking feedback. At the point where the interviewee didn't know the algorithm, he should have then moved on to another question and or ended the interview shortly after if that one answer was somehow the deal-breaker. The interviewer asked a question and the interviewee said he was not familiar. Interviewer proceeded to attempt to push him further.