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Square’s interview was like that a few years ago. Even has pair programming with the interviewer. Most fun I had in an interview! Still stings when you thought

Square’s interview was like that a few years ago. Even has pair programming with the interviewer. Most fun I had in an interview! Still stings when you thought you had a positive experience but they didnt think so. Only other time I had that experience was with first dates that I thought went well.

gfodor 7y ago
Yep nobody likes getting turned down by a potential employer, but it stings 'less' if you feel like you were treated fairly and given an objective, un-biased forum to showcase your skills. Nothing is more demoralizing than being able to replay in your head the point in the interview where you got 'dinged' for something ridiculous due to a quirk of the process like marker-based-programming and feeling that sent you on the trajectory for a rejection. In those scenarios, it can even be a self-fullfilling prophecy, since if you are intimidated by marker-based-programming it can just lead to little mistakes due to nerves that ultimately cost you the job.
- rolltiide 7y ago
  > Nothing is more demoralizing than being able to reply in your head the point in the interview where you got 'dinged' for something ridiculous due to a quirk of the process like marker-based-programming and feeling that sent you on the trajectory for a rejection. Honestly, I'm so desensitized to that so I don't feel that way. I go in expecting a random brain teaser that I BS my way through. I actually land most jobs by recycling interview questions and answers from prior interviews. "Let me know if you've seen this question before" NOPE But more companies have also done more core competency related exercises with IDE's set up or take home exercises. Haven't been paid for a take home exercise yet, but I'm hearing thats happening a little more too. I think a lot of startups in the bay area are content that their employees will stay for around 18 months, so they dont need the brainteaser rationale that they need to interview an engineer on the idea that they change teams.

gfodor 7y ago

Yep nobody likes getting turned down by a potential employer, but it stings 'less' if you feel like you were treated fairly and given an objective, un-biased forum to showcase your skills. Nothing is more demoralizing than being able to replay in your head the point in the interview where you got 'dinged' for something ridiculous due to a quirk of the process like marker-based-programming and feeling that sent you on the trajectory for a rejection. In those scenarios, it can even be a self-fullfilling prophecy, since if you are intimidated by marker-based-programming it can just lead to little mistakes due to nerves that ultimately cost you the job.

rolltiide 7y ago
> Nothing is more demoralizing than being able to reply in your head the point in the interview where you got 'dinged' for something ridiculous due to a quirk of the process like marker-based-programming and feeling that sent you on the trajectory for a rejection. Honestly, I'm so desensitized to that so I don't feel that way. I go in expecting a random brain teaser that I BS my way through. I actually land most jobs by recycling interview questions and answers from prior interviews. "Let me know if you've seen this question before" NOPE But more companies have also done more core competency related exercises with IDE's set up or take home exercises. Haven't been paid for a take home exercise yet, but I'm hearing thats happening a little more too. I think a lot of startups in the bay area are content that their employees will stay for around 18 months, so they dont need the brainteaser rationale that they need to interview an engineer on the idea that they change teams.