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The point is that interviewers should not be looking for a "specific" answer. They should be looking for how well a candidate matches the expectations of the po
by LocalPCGuy 7y ago
The point is that interviewers should not be looking for a "specific" answer. They should be looking for how well a candidate matches the expectations of the position. Asking for specific algorithm implementations is objectively bad interview practice.
- nostrebored 7y agoSo, it sounds like the candidate was interviewing for a senior engineering position and was given a problem to reverse a linked list in place. This is an entirely reasonable constraint and something that you would expect someone in a senior position to be able to do. Space constraints do come up frequently and being able to reason about them is important.
- LocalPCGuy 7y agoI still maintain that asking for specific answers is a bad interview practice. It's a sign of a poor interviewer, not necessarily a bad candidate. It could be both in this case, but I'm talking about it at a more meta/higher level. IMO, it is objectively BAD interview practice being described here.