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Ask HN: Name One Interview Experience
It may be rare, but doesn’t anyone has some to share on what make a good interview experience?
- demygale 6y agoI’ve had a lot of good interviews. Most have gone something like this: phone conversation just to make sure I understand the job and they understand a little of my history, phone screen with basic technical questions, in person interview with one or more people, phone call or email with a decision later. I’ve never been asked to whiteboard in twenty years of applying for and getting hired for development (coding ) positions. I’ve only had to do a take home project twice. It’s a good process for me. A week or so from beginning to end. Sometimes there’s a recruiter at the start which is inefficient for me, but not enough to make me pass. Is it a good process for the company, though? Do they get good hires who perform well?
- alvis 6y agoLuckily I have never been asked for a whiteboard coding either. For me, the most amazing interview is one with the full team in a casual format. It’s kind of a luxury for a busy team but at the same time I felt like I’m being valued. At the end, it’s also proven that it’s the best decision I made in my life as the team is truly amazing. But I'm not sure is there any other form taking less valuable resource and yet achieving the same.
- gcheong 6y agoOne of the better ones I had was a take-home problem where the hiring manager actually scheduled a meeting with me to go over my solution in detail. It allowed me to cover things I thought I did well as well as explain where I would have improved things given more time. I didn't get the job but it was a far better experience than just submitting code and being rejected with no explanation as was the case with every other company.