> most of the senior engineers I know have spent considerable time on both sides of the interviewing table. At different points in their career, they've been th

> most of the senior engineers I know have spent considerable time on both sides of the interviewing table. At different points in their career, they've been the ones asking questions as well as the ones being interviewed. This leads to a lot of cross-pollination of interview techniques as well as different perspectives on what works vs. what doesn't. I'm one of those engineers. The company I currently work at has no problem finding and hiring competent engineers. I also have no problem suggesting something better than what most companies do. And yet, whenever I interview at other companies[0], the most common interview experience I still have are the horrible ones described time and time again here. The sort of "cross-pollination" you refer to is not widespread. [0]: A few times a year, just to keep my feet wet.