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The employer informed me how my results fared. I went back and looked at the emails. I can't edit my original comment so I'll jot the corrections here. They ga
by palisade 7y ago
The employer informed me how my results fared.
I went back and looked at the emails. I can't edit my original comment so I'll jot the corrections here. They gave 3 days not a week. I completed the submission in 7 hours, they required you track how many hours you spent and when. I used a genetic algorithm to solve the problem. And, I took advantage of multiple cores if they were available to divide the work load.
Looking at the email there were signs even in their review of my submission that their outlook wasn't completely rosy. They mentioned things like how I failed to correct for differential conversion factors based on global location and stuff like that.
Skipping the question obviously didn't work out for me as I didn't get the position.
It was a weird experience to be put on the spot with such great skepticism with all my past accomplishments and knowing how much they respected my test submission. In a way it was humiliating. I didn't leave that interview feeling very good about myself. I still regret it to this day. In some ways I wish I could go back in time and pass on the interview, I think I would be more confident today.
- mLuby 7y agoThanks for the update; it makes more sense now. I bombed an interview where I couldn't understand the prompt, literally. Like the interviewer spoke it to me, and I restated the problem, and he said "no it's…" and drew something on the white board, and I listened and restated it, and we went back and forth like that for about 15 minutes. To this day I don't understand what he was asking for, only that involved a rate of bank customers and a Greek lambda. Getting good jobs means pushing your limits and it's therefore a numbers game. Feeling shame from rejection is natural, but also generally unhelpful these days, so it's worth unlearning.